X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fwebserver%2Fuser-manual%2Fstartup.html;h=efb07462ab07b252e93f051769520b1f494a871a;hb=661f2e8546ef7c92b6ff51cf44116af9d40c1265;hp=c0868408738f2bd702f4676c03abca724b4c6109;hpb=6d60ac0445984436221788b6967c6c1459efe08c;p=privoxy.git diff --git a/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html b/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html index c0868408..efb07462 100644 --- a/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html +++ b/doc/webserver/user-manual/startup.html @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
Privoxy 3.0.21 User Manual | +Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual | ||||
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+ + # service privoxy onestart ++ |
+
Click on the Privoxy Icon to start @@ -178,8 +204,8 @@
Example Unix startup command:
@@ -187,15 +213,20 @@- # /usr/sbin/privoxy /etc/privoxy/config + # /usr/sbin/privoxy --user privoxy /etc/privoxy/config
Note that if you installed Privoxy + through a package manager, the package will probably contain a + platform-specific script or configuration file to start Privoxy upon boot.
During installation, Privoxy is configured to start automatically when the system restarts. You can @@ -205,35 +236,29 @@
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.
-The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful - installation. In addition, the privoxy service will automatically start - every time your computer starts up.
+ 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.To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your - computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named - /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.
- -A simple application named Privoxy Utility has been created which - enables administrators to easily start and stop the privoxy - service.
- -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.
- -An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for - the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.
+ computer starts up, remove or rename the file /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist (on OS X + 10.5 and higher) or the folder named /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy (on OS X 10.4 + 'Tiger'). + +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.
Privoxy may be invoked with the @@ -320,12 +345,12 @@
--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname
-Specifies a hostname to look up before doing a chroot. On some - systems, initializing the resolver library involves reading config - files from /etc and/or loading additional shared libraries from - /lib. On these systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot - reduces the number of files that must be copied into the chroot - tree.
+Specifies a hostname (for example www.privoxy.org) to look up + before doing a chroot. On some systems, initializing the resolver + library involves reading config files from /etc and/or loading + additional shared libraries from /lib. On these systems, doing a + hostname lookup before the chroot reduces the number of files that + must be copied into the chroot tree.
For fastest startup speed, a good value is a hostname that is not in /etc/hosts but that your local name server (listed in