Re: Problems running squid

>I compiled squid for linux (squid ver 2.2.stable5).
>
>When I try to run it with the -z option it says
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>FATAL (13) Permission denied cant create /usr/local/squid/cache
>
>Note that I am running as root. I have looked at the FAQ and tried creating
>the
>dir physically. When I try to run squid it complains that it cant access the
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>file access.log.
>
>Will appreciate any help on this.
>
>Thanks
>
>Rgds
>Vijay

Try setting cache_effective_user to 'nobody', then chowning your cache
directories to nobody aswell (or to whatever you prefer to set
cache_effective_user to, if not nobody).

Your squid log directories/files also need to be owned by the
'cache_effective_user', so that squid can actually write the log
files.

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Dean McDonald
system administrator
connect.com.au pty ltd.