[Privoxy-users] Mac version 3.0.26 (stable) question
Ian Silvester
iansilvester at fastmail.fm
Mon Nov 6 19:20:12 UTC 2017
Hi Thomas,
user.action is world writable so I don't know why OS X is having a
problem in letting you edit it. In Terminal, try using the built-in text
editor (called nano) as follows:
cd /usr/local/etc/privoxy
nano user.action
Google can tell you how to use the nano editor. Insert the entry you
wish then save. If you still cannot do so, exit then try:
sudo nano user.action
You will be prompted for your login password this time - so long as it
is accepted you should not have trouble editing the file and saving.
Ian
My PGP public key[1]
On Mon, 6 Nov 2017, at 13:23, Thomas Cha wrote:
> Hi Ian,
>
> Here's what I'm getting.
>
> total 808
> 90226243 drwxr-xr-x 21 root 714 5 Nov 02:46 .
> 90226242 drwxr-xr-x 3 root 102 25 Oct 2016 ..
> 90226422 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 68280 30 Oct 17:32 config
> 90536456 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 62324 5 Nov 02:46 config.new
> 90228241 -rw-r--r-- 1 _privoxy 68280 5 Nov 02:46 config.old
> 90536453 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 91347 5 Nov 02:46 default.action
> 90536454 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 40438 5 Nov 02:46 default.filter
> 90226421 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 667 30 Oct 17:32 match-all.action> 90536455 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 627 5 Nov 02:46 match-
> all.action.new> 90228243 -rw-r--r-- 1 _privoxy 667 5 Nov 02:46 match-
> all.action.old> 90226244 drwxr-xr-x 78 root 2652 5 Nov 02:46 templates
> 90228247 drwxr-xr-x 41 _privoxy 1394 30 Oct 18:07 templates.old
> 90226423 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 3761 30 Oct 17:32 trust
> 90536457 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 3761 5 Nov 02:46 trust.new
> 90228244 -rw-r--r-- 1 _privoxy 3761 5 Nov 02:46 trust.old
> 90226424 -rw-rw-rw- 1 _privoxy 8794 30 Oct 17:32 user.action
> 90536458 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 8794 5 Nov 02:46 user.action.new
> 90228245 -rw-r--r-- 1 _privoxy 8794 5 Nov 02:46 user.action.old
> 90226425 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 3357 30 Oct 17:32 user.filter
> 90536459 -rw-rw-r-- 1 _privoxy 3334 5 Nov 02:46 user.filter.new
> 90228246 -rw-r--r-- 1 _privoxy 3357 5 Nov 02:46 user.filter.old
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Ian Silvester
> <iansilvester at fastmail.fm> wrote:>> __
>> 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[2]
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>> >>> Finder>>> the 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
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>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> 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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