# Can't enable logs on second relay per server

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/cant-enable-logs-on-second-relay-per-server/21724
**Category:** Relay Operator
**Created:** [June 10, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/cant-enable-logs-on-second-relay-per-server/21724 "2026-06-10T10:04:51Z")
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### Author: ![xxn7](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/7ea924/32.png) [@xxn7](https://forum.torproject.org/u/xxn7)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/cant-enable-logs-on-second-relay-per-server/21724/1 "2026-06-10T10:04:51Z")

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Hello there,

I’m running two relays on a single server. The second instance was created with tor-instance-create.  
It’s running fine with the logs disabled in the torrc, but if I enable it (in a different directory than the logs of the first instance), i can’t start the tor service. It fails without any hint what’s going on, and there aren’t any logs yet (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE).  
I suspected an issue with the write rights, but chowning the directory to the user that’s running the service (\_tor-relay2, created by tor-instance-create) doesn’t help.

Any ideas what could be going on?  
Thanks in advance!