Not meaning to ask a noob question, but I haven't been on Toribash for quite some time. I got back on the forums and tried to use the search function. However, when I click nothing happens. I can open it in a new tab, but it says I don't have permission. I am logged on and everything. Is it only for the toriprime customers now?

Yes only TP users are able to use the forum search function at the moment. For the rest, you can use google and in the search index type toribash followed by the name of the thread you want to see etc