From: David Schmidt <david__schmidt@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:25:12 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add Windows service invocation stuff (duplicated) in FAQ and in user manual under...
X-Git-Tag: v_3_0_5~92
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Add Windows service invocation stuff (duplicated) in FAQ and in user manual under Windows startup. One probably ought to reference the other.
---
diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml
index 7ed167af..1f05afdc 100644
--- a/doc/source/faq.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.12 2006/09/03 14:15:30 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.13 2006/09/04 19:20:33 fabiankeil Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
See LICENSE.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.12 2006/09/03 14:15:30 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.13 2006/09/04 19:20:33 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
@@ -938,6 +938,39 @@ instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</title>
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="srvany">
<title>Can <application>Privoxy</application> run as a service
on Win2K/NT?</title>
+<para>
+<!--
+New check this hal
+-->
+ Version 3.0.4 introduces full Windows service functionality.
+ On Windows only, the Privoxy program has two new command line arguments
+ to install and uninstall Privoxy as a service.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Arguments:</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <replaceable class="parameter">--install</replaceable>[:<replaceable class="parameter">service_name</replaceable>]
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <replaceable class="parameter">--uninstall</replaceable>[:<replaceable class="parameter">service_name</replaceable>]
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+<para>
+ After invoking Privoxy with <command>--install</command>,
+ you will need to bring up the Windows service console to assign the user you
+ want Privoxy to run under, and whether or not you want it to run whenever the
+ system starts. You can start the Windows services console with the following command:
+ <command>services.msc</command> If you do not take the manual step of modifying
+ Privoxy's service settings, it will not start. Note too that you will need to
+ give Privoxy a user account that actually exists, or it will not be permitted to
+ write its log files.
+</para>
<para>
Earlier versions could run as a system service using <command>srvany.exe</command>.
See the discussion at <ulink
@@ -945,16 +978,9 @@ on Win2K/NT?</title>
for details, and a sample configuration.
</para>
<para>
- Version 3.0.1 fixes the problem where the icon and menu where not available
+ Version 3.0.1 fixed the problem where the icon and menu where not available
in the taskbar for this usage.
</para>
-<para>
-<!--
-New check this hal
--->
- Version 3.0.4, introduces full Windows service functionality, thus elimating
- the <command>srvany.exe</command> requirement.
-</para>
</sect2>
@@ -2256,6 +2282,10 @@ Why?</title>
Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
$Log: faq.sgml,v $
+Revision 2.13 2006/09/04 19:20:33 fabiankeil
+Adjusted anonymity related sections to match reality.
+Added a section about using Privoxy with Tor.
+
Revision 2.12 2006/09/03 14:15:30 hal9
Various updates, including 7 or 8 new FAQs, and updates/changes to various
other ones to better reflect improvements, additions and changes for the
diff --git a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
index 4b286694..8e74d868 100644
--- a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.15 2006/08/30 11:15:22 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.16 2006/09/02 12:49:37 hal9 Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001- 2006 Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org>
See LICENSE.
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
<subscript>
<!-- Completely the wrong markup, but very little is allowed -->
<!-- in this part of an article. FIXME -->
- <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001 - 2004 by
+ <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001 - 2006 by
<ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy Developers</ulink>
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.15 2006/08/30 11:15:22 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.16 2006/09/02 12:49:37 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
@@ -1086,7 +1086,41 @@ your PC.
Click on the Privoxy Icon to start Privoxy. If no configuration file is
specified on the command line, <application>Privoxy</application> will look
for a file named <filename>config.txt</filename>. Note that Windows will
- automatically start Privoxy upon booting you PC.
+ automatically start Privoxy when the system starts if you chose that option
+ when installing.
+</para>
+<para>
+<!--
+New check this hal
+-->
+ Version 3.0.4 introduces full Windows service functionality.
+ On Windows only, the Privoxy program has two new command line arguments
+ to install and uninstall Privoxy as a service.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Arguments:</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <replaceable class="parameter">--install</replaceable>[:<replaceable class="parameter">service_name</replaceable>]
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <replaceable class="parameter">--uninstall</replaceable>[:<replaceable class="parameter">service_name</replaceable>]
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+<para>
+ After invoking Privoxy with <command>--install</command>,
+ you will need to bring up the Windows service console to assign the user you
+ want Privoxy to run under, and whether or not you want it to run whenever the
+ system starts. You can start the Windows services console with the following command:
+ <command>services.msc</command> If you do not take the manual step of modifying
+ Privoxy's service settings, it will not start. Note too that you will need to
+ give Privoxy a user account that actually exists, or it will not be permitted to
+ write its log files.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -7923,6 +7957,9 @@ In file: user.action <guibutton>[ View ]</guibutton> <guibutton>[ Edit ]</guibut
Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
$Log: user-manual.sgml,v $
+ Revision 2.16 2006/09/02 12:49:37 hal9
+ Various small updates for new actions, filterfiles, etc.
+
Revision 2.15 2006/08/30 11:15:22 hal9
More work on the new actions, especially filter-*-headers, and What's New
section. User Manual is close to final form for 3.0.4 release. Some tinkering