Your message dated Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:44:01 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#633572: error when the log directory is missing
has caused the Debian Bug report #633572,
regarding error when the log directory is missing
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Package: tor
Version: 0.2.1.30-1+b1
Severity: normal
I'm using tmpfs for /var/log, and Tor fails to start when /var/log/tor
doesn't exist. Tor should recreate the log directory if it's missing.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.39-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages tor depends on:
ii adduser 3.113 add and remove users and groups
ii libc6 2.13-8 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libevent-1.4-2 1.4.13-stable-1 An asynchronous event notification
ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.0d-3 SSL shared libraries
ii tsocks 1.8beta5-9.1 transparent network access through
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages tor recommends:
ii logrotate 3.7.8-6 Log rotation utility
ii polipo 1.0.4.1-1.1 a small, caching web proxy
ii socat 1.7.1.3-1 multipurpose relay for bidirection
ii tor-geoipdb 0.2.1.30-1 geoIP database for Tor
Versions of packages tor suggests:
pn anon-proxy <none> (no description available)
pn mixmaster <none> (no description available)
pn mixminion <none> (no description available)
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, intrigeri wrote:
> The change you're asking really is a Debian Policy
> -level one: to suit your needs, every Debian package must support the
> non-persistent /var/log use case
I concur.
If you disagree then debian-policy might be the right venue to discuss
this.
Cheers,
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