[tor-relays] Debian-tor Vs User

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On 19.04.2020 03:54, Kathi Hilton wrote:
> 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.

user|group debian-tor is a system-user and login shell is set to 
'/bin/false'. Means: NO LOGIN ALLOWED
This is for security reasons and should never be changed!
('/sbin/nologin' or '/bin/false' should not be changed for other 
system-user's either)

You should also delete the debian-tor password that you created in
'/etc/shadow'

The entry should then look like this: debian-tor:*:18315:0:99999:7:::

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