Yes, running Tor 0.2.6.10.'Do you see there files like cached-microdesc-consensus, lock, state, etc.?' Files do exist in /var/lib/tor. The pertinent torrc:
'HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ HiddenServicePort 80 127.0.0.1:80' The '/var/lib/tor' by default is limited to root. I did some tests deleting 'hidden_service' to regenerate new .onion addresses. All fine. The normal 'user' of system can't access '/var/lib/tor'. I changed permissions of folder. Tor wouldn't generate new hidden_services files or connect. I created a new folder 'hidden_service' in user's '/home/user/Documents' and changed torrc to '/home/user/Documents/hidden_service'. Tor wouldn't generate new hidden_services files or connect. Changed everything back, back to normal... What I'm trying to do is have a fresh OS, that when a new user starts for first time, a unique .onion address is generated for them and it is easily displayed on a start page, without them having to fish around in files or having to use editor, terminal, etc. (On another note, the tor lists has been the quickest response/most helpful for a novice, that I've encountered. Thank you all.) ---------- Hi, If you installed from deb.torproject.org I assume you are using Tor 0.2.6.10, correct? (run # tor --version to check this). Please explain once again what you did, I don't exactly understand. Have you restored a hidden service for which you had backups of private_key and hostname files? Or did you leave Tor to create a new hidden service? What do you mean by 'set-up a directory in user's Documents folder'? If you have installed via apt, your datadirectory should be /var/lib/tor, unless you didn't change it by modifying torrc. Do you see there files like cached-microdesc-consensus, lock, state, etc.? Also, the username who should run Tor on your system is debian-tor. Please provide more details and torrc entries. On 8/10/2015 11:49 PM, MaQ wrote: > I tried a couple of things. > > Gave complete permissions to user at > /var/lib/tor/hidden_services/hostname recursively AND > > set-up a directory in user's Documents folder. > > In both instances Tor would not make a connection. Had to revert > all settings back to only allowing files to be placed with root > restrictions in /var/lib/tor/ (torrc was correctly set to best of > knowledge in both instances). > > I'm using Debian, Tor was installed from apt repositories using > instructions from torproject.org, with adding line to sources.list > and keyring, etc. > > Need user to have access to hostname file. > > Did read something about differences in privileges depending if > using apt or downloading tarball? > > What is solution? tor-talk-requ...@lists.torproject.org: > Re: [tor-talk] Problem with where hidden_services able to be > placed/permissions. -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
