# Tor Troubleshooting

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# Problem: Clock Skew Halts Tor Bootstrap

Symptom: Tor stops at 10% or 20% bootstrap and logs "Clock skew error".

Resolution: Tor requires an accurate system clock to validate the cryptographic consensus signatures of directory authorities.

1. Open a terminal (Super + Enter).
2. Run timedatectl status to inspect current time.
3. If necessary, manually set the UTC clock or connect to a reliable network time source via Tor time sync.