Re: [squid-users] Problem with SQUID using HTTPS_PORT 443

mån 2007-05-21 klockan 09:30 +0000 skrev Xavier Lassoie:

> I have a problem configuring SQUID to use port 443 as HTTPS_PORT. As
> it is a port below 1024, I have an error in logs ("Permission denied")
> so I try to start SQUID as root but it does not work (the logs say
> that it is unsecure).

To use ports <1024 you need to

1. Start Squid as root.

2. Have a valid non-root used configured as cache_effective_user in
squid.conf.

Regards
Henrik