From bd6a3bc3a17ee11a66cc6eba894b2ae061e334bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Silvester <iansilvester@fastmail.fm>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 13:57:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Updated section regarding starting Privoxy under OS X
---
doc/source/user-manual.sgml | 37 +++++++++++++------------------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
index fe39b762..0ad2b61a 100644
--- a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.200 2016/01/23 11:59:20 fabiankeil Exp $
+ $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.201 2016/01/23 12:00:04 fabiankeil Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.200 2016/01/23 11:59:20 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.201 2016/01/23 12:00:04 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
@@ -1138,32 +1138,21 @@ Example Unix startup command:
<sect2 id="start-macosx">
<title>Mac OS X</title>
<para>
- After downloading the privoxy software, unzip the downloaded file by
- double-clicking on the zip file icon. Then, double-click on the
- installer package icon and follow the installation process.
-</para>
-<para>
- The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful
- installation. In addition, the privoxy service will automatically
- start every time your computer starts up.
-</para>
-<para>
- To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your
- computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named
- /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.
-</para>
-<para>
- A simple application named Privoxy Utility has been created which
- enables administrators to easily start and stop the privoxy service.
+ The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful installation
+ (and thereafter every time your computer starts up) however you will need to
+ configure your web browser(s) to use it. To do so, configure them to use a
+ proxy for HTTP and HTTPS at the address 127.0.0.1:8118.
</para>
<para>
- In addition, the Privoxy Utility presents a simple way for
- administrators to edit the various privoxy config files. A method
- to uninstall the software is also available.
+ To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your computer
+ starts up, remove or rename the file <literal>/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist</literal>
+ (on OS X 10.5 and higher) or the folder named
+ <literal>/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy</literal> (on OS X 10.4 'Tiger').
</para>
<para>
- An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for
- the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.
+ To manually start or stop the privoxy service, use the scripts startPrivoxy.sh
+ and stopPrivoxy.sh supplied in /Applications/Privoxy. They must be run from an
+ administrator account, using sudo.
</para>
</sect2>
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