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@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ Other options can be specified either on the command-line (--option
**ControlPort** __PORT__|**auto**::
If set, Tor will accept connections on this port and allow those
connections to control the Tor process using the Tor Control Protocol
- (described in control-spec.txt). Note: unless you also specify one of
- **HashedControlPassword** or **CookieAuthentication**, setting this
- option will
- cause Tor to allow any process on the local host to control it. This
+ (described in control-spec.txt). Note: unless you also specify one or
+ more of **HashedControlPassword** or **CookieAuthentication**,
+ setting this option will cause Tor to allow any process on the local
+ host to control it. (Setting both authentication methods means either
+ method is sufficient to authenticate to Tor.) This
option is required for many Tor controllers; most use the value of 9051.
Set it to "auto" to have Tor pick a port for you. (Default: 0).
@@ -173,15 +174,15 @@ Other options can be specified either on the command-line (--option
the control socket readable and writable by the default GID. (Default: 0)
**HashedControlPassword** __hashed_password__::
- Don't allow any connections on the control port except when the other
- process knows the password whose one-way hash is __hashed_password__. You
+ Allow connections on the control port if they present
+ the password whose one-way hash is __hashed_password__. You
can compute the hash of a password by running "tor --hash-password
__password__". You can provide several acceptable passwords by using more
than one HashedControlPassword line.
**CookieAuthentication** **0**|**1**::
- If this option is set to 1, don't allow any connections on the control port
- except when the connecting process knows the contents of a file named
+ If this option is set to 1, allow connections on the control port
+ when the connecting process knows the contents of a file named
"control_auth_cookie", which Tor will create in its data directory. This
authentication method should only be used on systems with good filesystem
security. (Default: 0)
@@ -1339,7 +1340,7 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service.
**HiddenServiceDir** __DIRECTORY__::
Store data files for a hidden service in DIRECTORY. Every hidden service
must have a separate directory. You may use this option multiple times to
- specify multiple services.
+ specify multiple services. DIRECTORY must be an existing directory.
**HiddenServicePort** __VIRTPORT__ [__TARGET__]::
Configure a virtual port VIRTPORT for a hidden service. You may use this