[tor-bugs] #8290 [Tor]: drop /etc/tor/tor-tsocks.conf

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#8290: drop /etc/tor/tor-tsocks.conf
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 Reporter:  proper  |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect  |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal  |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
Component:  Tor     |        Version:                    
 Keywords:          |         Parent:                    
   Points:          |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by proper):

 Replying to [comment:1 arma]:
 > Isn't it?

 It's still inside the Tor Debian package.

 > Doesn't torsocks need some sort of config file to point tsocks at?

 I don't know that. I am only pointing out, that it seems redundant to me
 to have /etc/torsocks.conf (which really exists at time of writing after
 installing the torsocks Debian package) and also having a /etc/tor/tor-
 tsocks.conf.

 > Or are you suggesting that we fold those defaults into torsocks, so it
 will work fine without a config file?

 If that is necessary, yes. torsocks configures these values in it's own
 configuration file /etc/torsocks.conf already anyway.

 > Or wait, this a Tor ticket -- are you suggesting that we should modify
 the Tor deb, since the torsocks deb has a different config file?

 Yes.

 > Lots of options here. Which ticket is this?

 Well, I am sorry, I don't know that for sure. I just don't see why it
 needs two configuration files if the first configuration file already
 contains all that is required. By the way the /etc/tor/tor-tsocks.conf has
 never had any effect for me anyway. All that torsocks does, is defined in
 /etc/torsocks.conf.

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