Re: [SQU] Can't initialize on RH7

At 10:33 19/11/00 -0500, Bill Delphenich wrote:
>I can't get squid to initialize itself.
>
>I have a new server running RH7. I installed Squid 2.3-STABLE4-1 from
>the rpm's on the installation CD. Because this is a test server, I am
>using pretty much a default configuration, so I didn't have to change
>much in the config file. I have defined the "cache_dir ufs
>/var/spool/squid 100 16 256" as shown in the squid.conf example and as
>discussed in the FAQ.
>
>But, when I do '/usr/sbin/squid -z' and I get FATAL: Unknown cache_dir
>type '/var/spool/squid'. This happens if I try it as root or su'd to
>"squid". I get the same thing no matter what I try to do. I can't start,
>stop, reconfigure, or anything.
>
>What am I missing here?

With all respect, you're missing some serious reading of the
documentation. The error message contains all, but one, pieces of the
information you need to solve this problem.

Read squid.conf a little bit more carefully :)

Regards

Martin A. Brooks
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