Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-26 Thread lists
On 19.04.2020 03:54, Kathi Hilton wrote: The problems start when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which it doesn't have. So I make a pass for debian-tor and enter it when I su to debian-tor. user|group debian-tor is a system-user and login shell is set to '/bin

Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-26 Thread yl
Hello Kathi On 19/04/2020 03:54, Kathi Hilton wrote: > Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start > when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which > it doesn't have. So I make a pass for debian-tor and enter it when I su to > debian-tor. I enter

Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-20 Thread algo7
I literally answered the same question on tor.stackexchange. On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 23:58, Mighty Wang wrote: >> Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start >> when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which >> it doesn't have. So I make a pass

Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-19 Thread kathihil935
Hi Wang! Thank you so much for your help! Why is it something so simple can be so darned complicated - lol!Sent from Samsung tablet. Original message From: Mighty Wang Date: 4/19/20 2:01 PM (GMT-06:00) To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor

Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-19 Thread Mario Costa
If you’re just trying to use nyx as your normal user, add your user to the debian-tor group. There is a unix control socket activated by default which is readable by the debian-tor user. After you join the debian-tor group log out and back in, and then just: $ nyx -m > Il giorno 19 apr 2020,

Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-19 Thread maple
sudo -su debian-tor will do the trick. That will open a shell with the privileges of the specified user. The only password required is your user password for sudo. On 2020-04-19 01:54, Kathi Hilton wrote: Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start when I try and su to d

Re: [tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-19 Thread Mighty Wang
Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which it doesn't have. So I make a pass for debian-tor and enter it when I su to debian-tor. I enter whoami and the response is: user and not debian-tor. With or

[tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

2020-04-19 Thread Kathi Hilton
Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which it doesn't have. So I make a pass for debian-tor and enter it when I su to debian-tor. I enter whoami and the response is: user and not debian-tor. With or