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- Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers https://www.privoxy.org/
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Privoxy Developers https://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
Based partially on the Internet Junkbuster FAQ originally written by and
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- <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001-2016 by
+ <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001-2018 by
<ulink url="https://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy Developers</ulink>
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+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="file-permissions">
+<title>What to do if editing the config file of privoxy is access denied?</title>
+<para>
+ Your userid probably isn't allowed to edit the file.
+ <!-- show how to check permissions? -->
+ On Windows you can use the windows equivalent of sudo:
+ <screen>runas /user:administrator "notepad \privoxy\config.txt"</screen>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+ or fix the file permissions:
+<screen>C:\Privoxy>icacls config.txt
+config.txt BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F)
+ NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F)
+ BUILTIN\Users:(I)(RX)
+ NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(M)
+
+Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files
+
+C:\Privoxy>icacls config.txt /grant Lee:F
+processed file: config.txt
+Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files
+
+C:\Privoxy>icacls config.txt
+config.txt I3668\Lee:(F)
+ BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F)
+ NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F)
+ BUILTIN\Users:(I)(RX)
+ NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(M)
+
+Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files
+
+C:\Privoxy></screen>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+ or try to point-n-click your way through adjusting the file
+ permissions in windows explorer.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
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