[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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