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



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 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 without a password it doesn't work. Secondly, if I su
debia-tor >
passwrd - sudo -u debian-tor nyx it produces a page and a half of pure

gibberish. Sudo -i to root and enter nyx, it operates perfectly; and
yes
I understand I shouldn't run nyx as root.

How do I become debian-tor so I can operate my bridge correctly?
Adriann

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