[tor-talk] linux configuration, root installation

[e-letter]

On 23/10/2013, e-letter <inpost at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 22/10/2013, tor-talk-request at lists.torproject.org
> <tor-talk-request at lists.torproject.org> wrote:
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:48:21 +0100
>> Subject: [tor-talk] linux configuration, root installation
>>
>> Readers,
>>
>> Torbrowser bundle 232513 tarball was unpacked into directory in
>> /usr/local/ (as root)
>>
>> The torr configuration and data directory settings were edited to the
>> local normal user directory
>>
>> (/home/normaluser/.tor/torrc and directory created
>> /home/normaluser/.tor/data/tor)
>>
>
> From a command terminal in the above directory, tried to start torbrowser:
>
> .tor]$ torbrowser --debug
>
> Debug enabled.
>
>
> Starting Vidalia now
>
> Launching Vidalia from: /usr/local/torbrowser
>
> Vidalia exited with the following return code: 1
>
> A dialogue window appeared, stating insufficient permissions to open
> 'vidalia-debug-log'.
>
> Has anyone been able to start torbrowser in a GNU/Linux environment
> configuration as so:
>
> Archive unpacked into /usr/local/
>
> Symbolic link created 'ln -s /usr/local/torbrowser/start-tor-browser
> /usr/local/bin/torbrowser
>

Have just discovered that needed to change permissions for the
torbrowser directory, i.e.

chown -R r /usr/local/torbrowser

Isn't it possible to have configuration settings reserved in the
users' home directories?