Priest_Apostate
Active Member
Currently attempting to install Tor to my Rocky Linux 9 system with the directions listed here, and here.
I was able to download the program, check the signature, and sig file, and extract the files from tar. However, to fully install the application (and have it recognized as a full-fledged program), it was mentioned to place the tor-browser folder into the /usr/local/share directory - once that is completed, transfer to said tor-browser directory, to register the app with the ./start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app command.
However, attempts to move to that directory fail, as I am blocked from changing to that directory either with my normal username - or when I use sudo. After switching to root with su -, I was able to transfer the tor-browser folder to /usr/local/share - but I am now unable to transfer to that /usr/local/share/tor-browser folder while using my normal login - even under sudo: I don't receive an error message - the system just doesn't transfer me any further than the /usr/local/share directory.
I checked /etc/sudoers to confirm that my login (for this issue I'll just list it as "test-user") is in the wheel group for sudo command execution - but even though that is confirmed, I can't get into the tor-browser folder with either the regular user login - or via sudo:
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Attempts to run the command as root resulted in this:
I'm trying to research this error - but not making much headway with the information found here, as the sudo -i command didn't improve things:
As the application passed its signature checks, I don't think that there is any issue there.
I've also confirmed with confirmed with ufw that port 9050 was open.
My system's setup is as such:
My current questions are:
1. why is my username not allowing access to the /usr/local/share/tor-browser folder, if I already confirmed that username as having sudo access?
and
2. has anyone experienced an issue in which you were blocked from areas on the OS even as sudo's root?
I was able to download the program, check the signature, and sig file, and extract the files from tar. However, to fully install the application (and have it recognized as a full-fledged program), it was mentioned to place the tor-browser folder into the /usr/local/share directory - once that is completed, transfer to said tor-browser directory, to register the app with the ./start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app command.
However, attempts to move to that directory fail, as I am blocked from changing to that directory either with my normal username - or when I use sudo. After switching to root with su -, I was able to transfer the tor-browser folder to /usr/local/share - but I am now unable to transfer to that /usr/local/share/tor-browser folder while using my normal login - even under sudo: I don't receive an error message - the system just doesn't transfer me any further than the /usr/local/share directory.
I checked /etc/sudoers to confirm that my login (for this issue I'll just list it as "test-user") is in the wheel group for sudo command execution - but even though that is confirmed, I can't get into the tor-browser folder with either the regular user login - or via sudo:
Code:
[test-user@XXXXX share]$ pwd
/usr/local/share
[test-user@XXXXX share]$ ls ./
applications info man tor-browser
[test-user@XXXXX share]$ cd ./tor-browser/
bash: cd: ./tor-browser/: Permission denied
[test-user@XXXXX share]$ sudo !!
sudo cd ./tor-browser/
[sudo] password for test-user:
[test-user@XXXXX share]$ sudo cd ./tor-browser/
[test-user@XXXXX share]$Attempts to run the command as root resulted in this:
Code:
[root@XXXXX share]# cd /usr/local/share/tor-browser
[root@XXXXX tor-browser]# ls ./
Browser start-tor-browser.desktop
[root@XXXXX tor-browser]# ./start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app
Launching './Browser/start-tor-browser --detach --register-app'...
./Browser/start-tor-browser: line 28: [: : integer expression expected
(zenity:128507): dbind-WARNING **: 03:11:28.802: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
[root@XXXXX tor-browser]#
Code:
[test-user@XXXXX share]$ sudo -i
[root@XXXXX ~]# cd /usr/local/share/tor-browser
[root@XXXXX tor-browser]# ./start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app
Launching './Browser/start-tor-browser --detach --register-app'...
./Browser/start-tor-browser: line 28: [: : integer expression expected
(zenity:232875): dbind-WARNING **: 03:54:24.051: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.I'm trying to research this error - but not making much headway with the information found here, as the sudo -i command didn't improve things:
As the application passed its signature checks, I don't think that there is any issue there.
I've also confirmed with confirmed with ufw that port 9050 was open.
My system's setup is as such:
Code:
[test-user@XXXXX ~]$ neofetch
##### test-user@scion1208
####### -------------------
##O#O## OS: Rocky Linux 9.3 (Blue Onyx) x86_64
####### Host: 700-074
########### Kernel: 6.6.9-1.el9.elrepo.x86_64
############# Uptime: 12 hours, 35 mins
############### Packages: 2392 (rpm), 25 (flatpak)
################ Shell: bash 5.1.8
################# Resolution: 1280x1024, 1920x1080
##################### WM: KWin
##################### Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3]
################# Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3]
Terminal: konsole
CPU: Intel i5-4430 (4) @ 3.200GHz
GPU: Intel HD Graphics
Memory: 8764MiB / 15660MiBMy current questions are:
1. why is my username not allowing access to the /usr/local/share/tor-browser folder, if I already confirmed that username as having sudo access?
and
2. has anyone experienced an issue in which you were blocked from areas on the OS even as sudo's root?
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