I loaded dansguardian. When I tried to open I received the below error
:Error creating cache file. Do you have write access to this area: "/etc/dansguardian/lists/blacklists/ads/domains.processed"?

Any assistance would be greatly appreceiated

Have you checked the permissions? It is saying you don't have write permission to write that file. Did you install as a normal user or as root? I would guess you installed as root and are trying to run as a normal user.

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You are correct, I installed as a root, and then back to sudo user. With that said would I be able to log in as a root user and then it should open?
I guess I can answer my own question, but please correct me if I am wrong, This would just allow me to write to the file, probably this is just the first of many errors to be resolved.
I hope I am wrong.

I don't know, but that is my thinking. Rather than hunting around in the dark, why don't you just check the permissions?

Thank you,
Error does not come up when logging in as as su. Can I add my sudo log in to the permissions?

Obviously the program must be run as root. Sudo is not a login. Sudo allows you to run a single command as if you were root. So, if you run the program with 'sudo program.name' then the program gives you root powers for it while it runs. It sounds very much to me that you need to learn more about Linux permissions. They are not complicated and learning them now will help you with all sorts of problems in the future and will let you avoid problems/questions like this. You might try https://www.linux.com/learn/understa...le-permissions for an explanation. Moving on without reviewing will cause you to have the same problems over and over and may lead you to make mistakes which could prove disastrous. The permission system is one of Linux's major security features.

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Thank you, for your assistance and I will
follow your advise on that. I'm thinking I better get a somewhat more comprehensive overview of the system and relative functions for my intended purposes.