Re: [tor-relays] TOR router install without access to root

[Markus Koch <niftybunny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you. What about the config filez in /etc/tor/ ... /etc/ should be root only?

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> On 25 May 2016, at 10:24, Sebastian Niehaus <niehaus@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Am 25.05.2016 um 10:16 schrieb Markus Koch:
>> Linux, would like to upgrade my accounts at feralhosting.com with tor
>> nodes. It must be possible because there are a lot of TOR nodes on
>> feral. No clue what kind of linux they are using but you are right, I
>> needed root for my other 6 TOR servers and I am just wondering if
>> there is a way around it, if not I just ask them to install it for me
>> :)
> 
> tor does not require root permission to be run properly. I just started
> it as user on my debian maschine. Make sure not to use port numbers
> below 1025.
> 
> 
> 
> Sebastian
> 
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