It is best to leave this discussion on squid-users, so I've re-cc'ed the 
list.
The log says you don't have an initialized cache_dir.  Are you /sure/ 
permissions are correct on /usr/local/squid/cache?  What happens when 
you run squid -z?
EwingH@hdvest.com wrote:
> Cache.log says.....
> 
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Starting Squid Cache version 2.4.STABLE6 for
> i686-pc-linux-gnu...
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Process ID 3010
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| With 1024 file descriptors available
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Performing DNS Tests...
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Successful DNS name lookup tests...
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| DNS Socket created on FD 5
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Adding nameserver 216.52.190.1 from /etc/resolv.conf
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Adding nameserver 216.52.190.33 from /etc/resolv.conf
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Unlinkd pipe opened on FD 10
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Swap maxSize 102400 KB, estimated 7876 objects
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Target number of buckets: 393
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Using 8192 Store buckets
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Max Mem  size: 8192 KB
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| Max Swap size: 102400 KB
> 2002/05/08 09:14:47| /usr/local/squid/cache/00: (2) No such file or
> directory
> FATAL: 	Failed to verify one of the swap directories, Check cache.log
> 	for details.  Run 'squid -z' to create swap directories
> 	if needed, or if running Squid for the first time.
> Squid Cache (Version 2.4.STABLE6): Terminated abnormally.
> CPU Usage: 0.030 seconds = 0.010 user + 0.020 sys
> Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
> Page faults with physical i/o: 343
> 
> Yes, directory permissions are satisfactory for the squid user to create in
> this hierarchy.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Harvey
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Cooper [mailto:joe@swelltech.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:52 AM
> To: EwingH@hdvest.com
> Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Fatal errors
> 
> 
> cache.log says?
> 
> Checked permissions on that directory?
> 
> EwingH@hdvest.com wrote:
> 
>>I am attempting to install a trial of the squid proxy, I am running 
>>into an issue when running squid -z. For some reason, it is not 
>>creating the directory structure at all. Hence, when I run RunCache, I 
>>receive a FATAL error because it can not locate the cache directories. 
>>I have tried setting the cache_dir to null /null, but I then receive 
>>the error unknown cache_dir "null".
>>
>>Squid is running on a RedHat Linux 7.2 system.
>>
>>Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 
> 
-- Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com> http://www.swelltech.com Web Caching Appliances and SupportReceived on Wed May 08 2002 - 17:01:55 MDT
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