From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Raghav Gururajan" Subject: bug#35417: closed (Re: Tor Service) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:02:28 +0000 Message-ID: References: <41C34EFB-BAEB-4E7E-9693-DBD960D527EF@lepiller.eu> <94236ef4be8501c481080e55081fd2bf@disroot.org> <4c58be2216bfd483e7d4c06cf1c35595@disroot.org> <87wojj1bgh.fsf@nckx> <9db8b9d241902804f6161274028bcf4ee552a26c.camel@disroot.org> <95c5284ab2ec79b9adc4ee29c7d39645@disroot.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:45226) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hJbDb-0006fk-RM for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:03:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hJbDa-00070j-G8 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:03:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:43981) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hJbDa-00070f-Cu for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:03:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hJbDa-0004R7-8l for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:03:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <41C34EFB-BAEB-4E7E-9693-DBD960D527EF@lepiller.eu> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: julien@lepiller.eu, 35417@debbugs.gnu.org Ah! That makes sense. Thank you!=0A=0AApril 25, 2019 5:59 AM, "Julien Lep= iller" wrote:=0A=0A> Le 25 avril 2019 11:24:27 GMT+0= 2:00, Raghav Gururajan a =C3=A9crit :=0A> =0A>> In con= tinuation to my previous email in this thread:=0A>> =0A>> For example, se= rvice "openssh-service-type" uses the package "openssh"=0A>> and the latt= er shows up in=0A>> my system packages list. But the doubt is; why servic= e=0A>> "tor-service-type" which uses the package=0A>> "tor", doesn't show= up in the system packages list??=0A>> =0A>> April 25, 2019 5:10 AM, "Rag= hav Gururajan" wrote:=0A>> =0A>>> DOUBT!=0A>>> =0A>>> = I found the following in the guide:=0A>>> =0A>>> Data Type: tor-configura= tion=0A>>> tor (default: tor)=0A>>> The package that provides the Tor dae= mon. This package is expected to=0A>> =0A>> provide the daemon at bin/tor= =0A>>> relative to its output directory. The default package is the Tor= =0A>> =0A>> Project=E2=80=99s implementation.=0A>>> So the package "tor" = actually used when using the service=0A>> =0A>> "tor-service-type". Then = why the package=0A>>> "tor" isn't added to the system as it is not showin= g up in the system=0A>> =0A>> packages list?=0A>>> April 24, 2019 11:42 P= M, "Raghav Gururajan" wrote:=0A>> =0A>> Ah! My bad. I = thought only Tor commands can be used to administrate=0A>> tor service. D= idn't know Nyx,=0A>> herd and emacs torrc can be used to administrate tor= service. All=0A>> cool. :)=0A>> =0A>> April 24, 2019 2:54 PM, help-debbu= gs@gnu.org wrote:=0A>>> Your bug report=0A>>> =0A>>> #35417: Tor Service= =0A>>> =0A>>> which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.= =0A>>> =0A>>> The explanation is attached below, along with your original= report.=0A>>> If you require more details, please reply to 35417@debbugs= .gnu.org.=0A>>> =0A>>> --=0A>>> 35417: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugrepo= rt.cgi?bug=3D35417=0A>>> GNU Bug Tracking System=0A>>> Contact help-debbu= gs@gnu.org with problems=0A> =0A> That's because the cor service needs to= run the tor binaryto do something useful. The tor field=0A> gives it acc= ess to the store path to the tor package, so it can start tor. So the tor= package is=0A> present somewhere in the store and the service knows how = to use it. Generally, users of tor do not=0A> need direct access to the t= or binary, so it's not installed in a profile, only kept in the store.=0A= > Openssh service users however are usually users of the openssh client, = so it is also added to the=0A> system profile.