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 <to...@protonmail.com> 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. Is that still true? > I do like your idea of democratizing tor relays so normal people can run > them. > > TIA, > > --torix > > > Sent with ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com> Secure Email. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [tor-relays] UbuntuCore stats update > Local Time: December 4, 2017 10:18 PM > UTC Time: December 5, 2017 3:18 AM > From: c...@cornsilk.net > To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > > Hi all. I generate* the packages that make up those UbuntuCore relays and > bridges you hear about some time in here. > I intended it to be a low-friction way normal joes can help Tor. There > have been a good number of volunteers. > > The automatic-update system of Snap means the security update of a few > days ago gives some population info through download stats. > > About 2200+ machines updated to last week's release. Almost all are amd64, > though a few percent are i386 or armhf. I don't know of any arm64 yet. > They're mostly desktops and servers. I see several new downloads every day. > > Judging from the new Atlas, about 800 are have checked in to try to join > the consensus, and a little more than 100 are active at any time. > > Some working details: The package has a kill-switch so that it no longer > starts after a few months of staleness (if I'm ever hit by a bus). At first > launch, Tor creates a key and the last two bits of the key determines the > role of the instance, with a 1/4 chance of becoming a obfs4 bridge. The > default bandwidth limit is a modest 4 megabits per second. Also by default, > it tries to punch holes in NAT to make itself available for incoming > connections, but I don't have a lot of confidence that is often successful. > > I remain on this list and am always happy to answer questions or > suggestions. > > * http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~privacy-squad/+junk/tor- > middle-relay-snap/files > > -- > Chad Miller chad.org gpg:a806deac30420066 > > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > -- Chad Miller chad.org gpg:a806deac30420066
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