[squid-users] Authentication_children cannot start

I installed the latest stable version Squid-2.4.STABLE2 yet when I try to
spark up squid the startup freezes on.

helperOpenServers: Starting 10 'smb_auth' processes

I was wondering why this would happen?

This is the output from my Cache.log

2001/10/23 19:00:02| Starting Squid Cache version 2.4.STABLE2 for
i686-pc-linux-gnu...
2001/10/23 19:00:02| Process ID 1551
2001/10/23 19:00:02| With 1024 file descriptors available
2001/10/23 19:00:02| Performing DNS Tests...
2001/10/23 19:00:02| Successful DNS name lookup tests...
2001/10/23 19:00:02| DNS Socket created on FD 4
2001/10/23 19:00:02| Adding nameserver 24.71.223.144 from /etc/resolv.conf
2001/10/23 19:00:02| Adding nameserver 24.71.223.145 from /etc/resolv.conf
2001/10/23 19:00:02| helperOpenServers: Starting 10 'smb_auth' processes

Greg Gerritsen
Network Administrator
Ruffneck Heaters
B. Sc. (CIS), CCNA
Received on Wed Oct 24 2001 - 09:24:23 MDT