If you’re just trying to use nyx as your normal user, add your user to the 
debian-tor group. There is a unix control socket activated by default which is 
readable by the debian-tor user.

After you join the debian-tor group log out and back in, and then just:

$ nyx

-m

> Il giorno 19 apr 2020, alle ore 03:54, Kathi Hilton <kathihil...@gmail.com> 
> ha scritto:
> 
> Switch from root to user = su usrname >Password. The problems start 
> when I try and su to debian-tor. First I get a query for a password which 
> it doesn't have. So I make a pass for debian-tor and enter it when I su to 
> debian-tor. I enter whoami and the response is: user and not debian-tor. 
> With or without a password it doesn't work. Secondly, if I su debia-tor >
> passwrd - sudo -u debian-tor nyx it produces a page and a half of pure 
> gibberish. Sudo -i to root and enter nyx, it operates perfectly; and yes 
> I understand I shouldn't run nyx as root.
> 
> How do I become debian-tor so I can operate my bridge correctly? Adriann
> 
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