Re: [tor-relays] Weird issue caused downtime of my relay

2017-12-10 Thread Aneesh Dogra
On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 9:45 PM, teor wrote: > > > On 11 Dec 2017, at 02:17, Aneesh Dogra wrote: > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I run a tor exit relay named "rippedlion". I was out for vacation past > few days and saw I had a 2 day downtime. I had a look at the logs and > apparently /var/lib/to

Re: [tor-relays] UbuntuCore stats update

2017-12-10 Thread teor
> On 11 Dec 2017, at 09:50, nusenu wrote: > > Chad MILLER: >> Torix, that's still true. Snaps restrict syscalls so tightly that switching >> users is not possible. > > Is it possible to start tor with a non-root user directly (without using > tor's user parameter to drop privileges)? Yes, but

Re: [tor-relays] DoS attacks on multiple relays

2017-12-10 Thread grarpamp
> Outbound addresses aren't secret, because they are used for connections. > > Roger has claimed here that some of them are indeed secret in the sense > that their owners do *not* want them to be published > > Then maybe you should respect their wishes? Exactly. Just like bridges that want to

Re: [tor-relays] UbuntuCore stats update

2017-12-10 Thread nusenu
Chad MILLER: > Torix, that's still true. Snaps restrict syscalls so tightly that switching > users is not possible. Is it possible to start tor with a non-root user directly (without using tor's user parameter to drop privileges)? -- https://mastodon.social/@nusenu twitter: @nusenu_ signatu

Re: [tor-relays] UbuntuCore stats update

2017-12-10 Thread Chad MILLER
Torix, that's still true. Snaps restrict syscalls so tightly that switching users is not possible. - chad On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Torix wrote: > Dear Chad, > The last I read from nusenu a few months ago was that you have tor is > running as root, which sort of wiped it off my radar.

Re: [tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my identity card

2017-12-10 Thread Paul Templeton
Have three servers around the globe and never been asked for ID. Even in Australia where your have to identify your self with ID. It must be the type of system yo are purchasing as I have found all of mine are under the banner of corporate. paul __

Re: [tor-relays] Weird issue caused downtime of my relay

2017-12-10 Thread teor
> On 11 Dec 2017, at 02:17, Aneesh Dogra wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I run a tor exit relay named "rippedlion". I was out for vacation past few > days and saw I had a 2 day downtime. I had a look at the logs and apparently > /var/lib/tor got detected to be owned as ? How do I prevent this

Re: [tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my identity card

2017-12-10 Thread Anders Burmeister
yeah, that wouldnt happen 10 years ago. The world got paranoid Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. > Original Message > Subject: Re: [tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my > identity card > Local Time: 10 December 2017 9:40 AM > UTC Ti

[tor-relays] Weird issue caused downtime of my relay

2017-12-10 Thread Aneesh Dogra
Hello Everyone, I run a tor exit relay named "rippedlion". I was out for vacation past few days and saw I had a 2 day downtime. I had a look at the logs and apparently /var/lib/tor got detected to be owned as ? How do I prevent this in future? Snippet from notices.log: Dec 08 06:54:57.000 [warn]

Re: [tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my identity card

2017-12-10 Thread Tanous
Yes, that was the standard procedure. But, unfortunately, this time they answered that there is no other way to unlock my account. I will find another ISP to run an exit relay. Best Regards, Tanous Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. > Original Message

Re: [tor-relays] DoS attacks on multiple relays

2017-12-10 Thread teor
(Going back a bit in this thread...) On 7 Dec 2017, at 19:56, Scott Bennett mailto:benn...@sdf.org>> wrote: > teor mailto:teor2...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>> On 6 Dec 2017, at 19:13, Scott Bennett >> > wrote: > >>> (Snip) >>>A script similar to the one used to reveal

Re: [tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my identity card

2017-12-10 Thread Petrusko
OVH = French company... Damn, they ask this for renting a server ? Like someone who wants to buy a weapon !! (in this country + an additional hunter card...) 2020 we will need a "Good web citizen" digital card to rent a server... and adding a software running behind to prove we are good people, us