docs/anonymity-config: mention debian-tor group

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Brian Warner 2016-12-17 14:35:28 -08:00
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@ -302,7 +302,11 @@ Server anonymity, automatic configuration
To configure a server node to listen on an anonymizing network, create the To configure a server node to listen on an anonymizing network, create the
node with the ``--listen=tor`` option. This requires a Tor configuration that node with the ``--listen=tor`` option. This requires a Tor configuration that
either launches a new Tor daemon, or has access to the Tor control port (and either launches a new Tor daemon, or has access to the Tor control port (and
enough authority to create a new onion service). enough authority to create a new onion service). On Debian/Ubuntu systems, do
``apt install tor``, add yourself to the control group with ``adduser
YOURUSERNAME debian-tor``, and then logout and log back in: if the ``groups``
command includes ``debian-tor`` in the output, you should have permission to
use the unix-domain control port at ``/var/run/tor/control``.
This option will set ``reveal-IP-address = False`` and ``[connections] tcp = This option will set ``reveal-IP-address = False`` and ``[connections] tcp =
tor``. It will allocate the necessary ports, instruct Tor to create the onion tor``. It will allocate the necessary ports, instruct Tor to create the onion