update tor-doc, recommend running server as a separate user

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Roger Dingledine 2004-09-21 22:12:27 +00:00
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@ -223,14 +223,15 @@ that have at least 1Mbit each way. Currently we don't use all of that,
but we want it available for burst traffic.</p>
<p>(The Tor server doesn't need to be run as root, and doesn't
need any special system permissions or kernel mods. If you're
the paranoid sort, feel free to <a
need any special system permissions or kernel mods. You should probably
run it as its own user though, especially if you run an identd service
too. If you're the paranoid sort, feel free to <a
href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorInChroot">put it
into a chroot jail</a>.)</p>
<p>First, copy torrc.sample to torrc (by default it's in
/usr/local/etc/tor/), and edit the middle part. Create the DataDirectory,
and make sure it's owned by whoever will be running tor. Fix your system
and make sure it's owned by the uid/gid that will be running tor. Fix your system
clock so it's not too far off. Make sure name resolution works. Open a
hole in your firewall so outsiders can connect to your ORPort.</p>
@ -242,11 +243,6 @@ tor-ops@freehaven.net.</p>
if there's any problem. Also describe what kind of connectivity the new
server will have. If possible, PGP sign your mail.</p>
<p>NOTE: You won't be able to use tor as a client or server
in this configuration until you've been added to the directory
and can authenticate to the other nodes. (This is no longer the case
for 0.0.8 and after.)</p>
<p>Once your fingerprint has been approved, you can click <a
href="http://moria.seul.org:9031/">here</a> or <a
href="http://62.116.124.106:9030/">here</a> and look at the
@ -319,7 +315,7 @@ the latest cvs version may not compile or work right). Then:
<li>4a: Edit src/or/config.c and change the default_dirservers_string array
so that it reflects the contents of the new dirservers file instead
of the old one. Be sure to get the quotes and newlines and semicolons
right. (This step sucks. We plan to have it solved by the release of 0.0.8.)
right. (This step sucks. We plan to have it solved by the release of 0.0.9.)
<li>4b: Replace the dirservers file in your sandbox (in src/config/)
with the one from step 3.
<li>4c: edit configure.in, change the AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tor, 0.0.8)