[tor-dev] Debug or a high level of logging still present when using obfs4 bridges

[President Camacho]

Debug or a high level of logging still present in
/var/log/tor/log - when using obf4 (or whatever) bridges

This is a reminder that this problem continues to exist in Tails 3.7.
(and several versions prior)

"[warn] Your log may contain sensitive information - you're logging
more than "notice". Don't log unless it serves an important reason.
Overwrite the log afterwards."

The logging is crazy and consumes several MB per session.

** I have not tested this with plain Tor and/or TBB outside of Tails.

** Nevertheless, this is being posted to tor-dev just in case the
problem exists there, too. (and for historical purposes as the
problem continues to exist in Tails)

[Roger Dingledine]

Post by President Camacho
Debug or a high level of logging still present in
/var/log/tor/log - when using obf4 (or whatever) bridges
[...]
The logging is crazy and consumes several MB per session.
** I have not tested this with plain Tor and/or TBB outside of Tails.

Well, it definitely won't happen with plain Tor, because Tor only logs
to a file when you configure it to log to a file. Similarly, Tor Browser
does not log to a file by default either.

So the first thing to look at is: what is setting your log lines? Is it
something in the Tails configuration?

--Roger