[tor-bugs] #26910 [Core Tor/Tor]: Could tor drop privileges even earlier? (before trying to access anything on the filesystem beyond its torrc files)

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#26910: Could tor drop privileges even earlier? (before trying to access anything
on the filesystem beyond its torrc files)
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 Reporter:  nusenu        |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Comment (by nickm):

 I'm not sure I understand: How would Tor know which user to switch to (or
 which other privileges to drop) if it has not first read the torrc file?
 And would reading the torrc file not count as using the filesystem?

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