Problem creating swap directories

When I try to run squid I get the following message:

FATAL: failed to make swap directory /root/squid/cache: (13)
Permission denied

Is this because I am running it as root? Are there problems
associated with running squid as root?

Thanks.

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Laura M. Padilla
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"I and I say, Rasta come speak the truth.
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