[Privoxy-users] Mac version 3.0.26 (stable) question
Ian Silvester
iansilvester at fastmail.fm
Mon Nov 6 18:07:04 UTC 2017
Hi Thomas,
Since OS X is refusing to elevate your privileges we'll need to look
into this. Please open Terminal and execute the following commands:
cd /usr/local/etc/privoxy
ls -alio
Then please send back a cut/paste of the output of the second command.My PGP public key[1]
On Sun, 5 Nov 2017, at 17:19, Thomas Cha wrote:
> Hi Ian,
>
> Sorry for the late reply. Here are the answers to your questions:
>
> - Mac OS X 10.10.5
> - Settings > Users & Groups > my account listed as Admin
> (I do see privoxy server as Sharing Only)
>
> Code I'm trying to add:
> {+block{link assistant.} +handle-as-empty-document}
>
> www.link-assistant.com
>
> 208.115.108.42
>
> link-assistant.com
>
> .link-assistant.com
>
>
> I'm very hopeful you can help me get this figured out.
>
> Thanks again so much.
> Thomas
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Ian Silvester
> <iansilvester at fastmail.fm> wrote:>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> What version of macOS do you have, could you confirm how you
>> know your>> account has admin rights, and could you paste into your reply the
>> snippet of code you'd like to add to user.action?
>> Do not uninstall/reinstall at this point, it will not help solve
>> your issue.
>> Ian
>>
>> My PGP public key[1]
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 5 Nov 2017, at 11:08, Thomas Cha wrote:
>> > Hi Ian,
>> >
>> > Writing back to you much earlier than I thought.
>> >
>> > I tried adding the code to the user.action file and ran into a
>> > permission problem. Then same thing with the config file.
>> > Here's the>> > message I'm getting in both cases:>
>> > You don't own the file "config" and don't have permission to
>> > write to it.> You can duplicate this document and edit the
>> > duplicate. Only the>> > duplicate will include your changes.> [Cancel] [Duplicate]
>> >
>> > What do I do? Make the duplicate and rename it to the original
>> > file name?>
>> > I tried right clicking on the files to change the permission from>> > there to be able to read & write but that didn't seem to help. My>> > account has the admin rights.>
>> > Thanks.
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Thomas Cha
>> > <tomcha75 at gmail.com> wrote:>> Hi Ian,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks so much for your reply. I'm going to have to r-read it
>> >> several>> >> times to digest what you're saying, but I think I understand.>>
>> >> And I have been given a snippet of code to copy and paste to the>> >> bottom of the file so I should be ok, or I hope so.>> If all else
>> >> fails, then I will just delete and reinstall and try the>> >> online method you prescribed.>>
>> >> Thanks again so much for your taking the time to reply. Really
>> >> appreciate the help.>>
>> >>
>> >> Thomas
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Ian Silvester
>> >> <iansilvester at fastmail.fm> wrote:>>> Hi Thomas,
>> >>>
>> >>> All the configuration files are located at
>> >>> /usr/local/etc/privoxy.>> >>> macOS>>> hides the /usr folder from Finder however, so to get
>> >>> macOS>>> there from>> >>> Finder>>> you'll need to type Cmd-Shift-G and type /usr in the
>> >>> Finder>>> box that>> >>> shows, the>>> navigate down through the folders. So long as
>> >>> your macOS>> >>> account has>>> admin rights you'll be able to edit Privoxy's
>> >>> configuration>> >>> files in a>>> text editor.
>> >>>
>> >>> That said, if you're new to Privoxy, you might be best off
>> >>> adding>> >>> rules>>> to user.action via the web UI, since it will handle
>> >>> rules>>> getting the>> >>> syntax>>> right for you. To enable that, edit the file config
>> >>> syntax>>> (at the path I>>> listed above) and change the
>> >>> syntax>>> value of setting enable-edit-actions>> >>> to 1.>>> From then on, you can browse to http://p.p in your
>> >>> web browser>> >>> to edit>>> your rules.
>> >>>
>> >>> Hope that helps,
>> >>>
>> >>> Ian
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> My PGP public
>> >>> key[http://diem.serveftp.net:8080/IanSilvesterPGPPublicKey.asc]>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, 5 Nov 2017, at 02:48, Thomas Cha wrote:
>> >>> > I'm completely new and don't know if this is the right place
>> >>> > to>> >>> > ask.>>> > (sorry
>> >>> > if it's not and please let me know where)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Downloaded the Mac OS X version 3.0.26 from
>> >>> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/files/Macintosh%20%28OS%20X%29/3.0.26%20%28stable%29/I>>>
>> >>> > > downloaded the Privoxy 3.0.26 65 bit.pkg then ran and
>> >>> > installed>> >>> > it.>>> >
>> >>> > For something I need to do, it's telling me to go to the
>> >>> > Privoxy>>> > installation directory (I found the folder in
>> >>> > the Applications>> >>> > folder)>>> > and
>> >>> > add some lines to the end of the user.action file. But I
>> >>> > can't>> >>> > seem to>>> > find
>> >>> > this file anywhere.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Where do I look to find it?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I saw it in a version recommended at the top of the list (by>> >>> > clicking on>>> > the link "Download privoxy-3.0.24-stable-
>> >>> > src.tar.gz (1.7 MB)")>> >>> > and found>>> > the user.action file but couldn't install it.
>> >>> > I'm guessing that>> >>> > was for>>> > Windows and not for Mac...
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Where I do find the right file? Or if I have the right file,
>> >>> > then>> >>> > where>>> > do
>> >>> > I find the user.action after having installed it?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks.
>> >>> > Thomas
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