Error due to the lack of cache folder (issue #96 again)

[richarddribeiro]

Hello @gaenserich ,

Thank you for such a fantastic program. It is one of the first things I install in new computers. However, after installing it in a new system and spending three days trying to solve a problem with "FAILED to refresh/download blocklist https://..." I discovered that an error from 2019 was back. The script installation (from Manjaro / Arch Linux) fails to create the cache folder, below "/var/lib/hostsblock/", what causes the cited error. That was informed before:

#96

Could you fix the problem, please?

Cheers,
Richard

[kohane27]

I'm encountering the same issue as well. The solution: #97

The problem is admin right of hostsblock. When you're in /var/lib, run sudo chown -R hostsblock: hostsblock /var/lib/hostsblock.

Then to check: sudo hostsblock -u and run sudo systemctl enable --now hostsblock.timer and it should solve this problem.