RE: Squid -z won't work

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Suid usually tries to become a different user when run from the root
account. This is set by the cache_effective_user and cache_effective_group
settings in squid.conf

By default this is set to nobody/nobody. You need to make sure that the
user/group that is specified here has the necessary permissions to
/read/write/create/delete to/from the swap area.

(Frankly, had you read either the FAQ or the squid.conf file thoroughly, you
would know this.)

The way I do this is to create a user and a group both of which are called
'squid' and then chmod and chown the necessary areas of the cache. All you
have to then do if specify this user/group in the squid.conf file.

Mart.

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig [mailto:barneys@mail.fastlink.com.au]
Sent: 10 November 1999 06:51
To: squid-users@ircache.net
Subject: Squid -z won't work

Thanks to all those who replied. Using ./squid -z gives me the following
error message:

1999/11/10 17:39:18| Creating Swap Directories
FATAL: Failed to make swap directory /cache/00: (13) Permission denied
Squid Cache (Version 2.2.STABLE5): Terminated abnormally.

The cache directory is on a seperate drive. Any help appreciated.

Thanks
Craig

>I'm setting up squid stable 5 on a Redhat 6.0 system. I did just a server
install of >redhat. I have created a user and a group squid. I have
followed the instructions for >istalling and configuring squid. But when I
go to the /usr/local/squid/bin directory >and issue the command squid -z I
get the following response:
>bash: squid: command not found

>Does anyone know what I've done wrong ???

>Many Thanks
>Craig
Received on Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:59:44 MST