Tell users about the init script when they try to run Tor as root.

Should we also do this when they try to run their Tor as any other
(non root, non debian-tor) user? - add 11_tor_as_root_more_helpful


svn:r6822

2 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/debian/patches/00list b/debian/patches/00list
index cd17cd1dca..0c2be8424f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/00list
+++ b/debian/patches/00list
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 03_tor_manpage_in_section_8.dpatch
 06_add_compile_time_defaults.dpatch
 07_log_to_file_by_default.dpatch
+11_tor_as_root_more_helpful.dpatch
diff --git a/debian/patches/11_tor_as_root_more_helpful.dpatch b/debian/patches/11_tor_as_root_more_helpful.dpatch
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..96e42d5316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/11_tor_as_root_more_helpful.dpatch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /bin/sh -e
+## 08_no_run_as_root.dpatch by  <weasel@debian.org>
+##
+## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
+## DP: No description.
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "`basename $0`: script expects -patch|-unpatch as argument" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+[ -f debian/patches/00patch-opts ] && . debian/patches/00patch-opts
+patch_opts="${patch_opts:--f --no-backup-if-mismatch} ${2:+-d $2}"
+
+case "$1" in
+    -patch) patch -p1 ${patch_opts} < $0;;
+    -unpatch) patch -R -p1 ${patch_opts} < $0;;
+    *)
+        echo "`basename $0`: script expects -patch|-unpatch as argument" >&2
+        exit 1;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
+
+@DPATCH@
+--- tor~/src/or/main.c	2006-07-23 19:31:29.000000000 +0200
++++ tor/src/or/main.c	2006-07-24 05:34:30.696138870 +0200
+@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@
+ #ifndef MS_WINDOWS
+   if (geteuid()==0)
+     log_warn(LD_GENERAL,"You are running Tor as root. You don't need to, "
+-             "and you probably shouldn't.");
++             "and you probably shouldn't.  Maybe you are looking for the init script?  '/etc/init.d/tor start'");
+ #endif
+ 
+   crypto_global_init(get_options()->HardwareAccel);