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Run tor-browser as another user ?? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Gordon_F@lemmy.ml to c/tor@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41309316

Hi,

I need to run Tor Browser as another user..

So here what I'm doing under, MX Linux ( Debian, SysVinit, xfce)
#as root, in a terminal under xfce

useradd --create-home --system --shell /usr/sbin/nologin TorUser
# btw --system or not ?

tar -xf tor-browser-linux...tar -C /opt --totals
chown -R TorUser:TorUser /opt/tor-browser

runuser -u TorUser -- /opt/tor-browser/start-tor-browser.desktop
return

Launching './Browser/start-tor-browser --detach'...

But nothing happen, and I don't see any process for TorUser

any ideas ?

Posted on the offical Tor-browser in June, but no reactions so far... :/

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

btw is that .desktop file an actual executable? I'm used to them being text files that contain the actual command. If so, maybe launch that instead.

Also, consider using strace to observe the I/O of the program. This often gives clues about what it tried last, before it stopped.

[–] Gordon_F@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@lurch@sh.itjust.works the last entry the gave strace was

exit_group(0) = ?

I don't know if this help ?

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

no, interesting entries would be further up