add faq for what to do if editing the config file is access denied

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@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
                 This file belongs into
                 ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
 
- $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.135 2017/03/27 10:22:27 fabiankeil Exp $
-
- 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
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@
  <subscript>
 <!-- Completely the wrong markup, but very little is allowed  -->
 <!-- in this part of an article. FIXME -->
- <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001-2016 by
+ <link linkend="copyright">Copyright</link> &my-copy; 2001-2018 by
  <ulink url="https://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy Developers</ulink>
  </subscript>
 </pubdate>
@@ -2054,6 +2052,20 @@ ads used to be. Why?</title>
 
 </sect2>
 
+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="http2">
+<title>Does Privoxy support HTTP/2?</title>
+<para>
+  Privoxy currently doesn't parse HTTP/2 but applications
+  can tunnel HTTP/2 through Privoxy if Privoxy is configured
+  to allow CONNECT requests (default) which are also used
+  for HTTPS.
+</para>
+<para>
+  Adding HTTP/2 support is on the TODO list but currently
+  nobody is known to work on it.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
 <sect2 renderas="sect3" id="secure">
 <title>Privoxy runs as a <quote>server</quote>. How
 secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</title>
@@ -3030,6 +3042,47 @@ browsing has slowed to a crawl. What gives? </title>
 </para>
 </sect2>
 
+<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>
+
 </sect1>
 
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