From: GIGO . <gigoz_at_msn.com>
> On a compiled squid3 stable24. I am unable to run squid as root in
> Ubuntu. So the cache_effective_user defined in squid.conf never comes into play.
> Is this a security concern? what good is cache_effective_user for?
> Is it right to run squid with the default ubuntu user one has installed
> the OS?
> On ubuntu there lies another user proxy(13) having
> group proxy? For what purpose this user exist if this has any relation with
> squid?
> Startup scripts in etc/init.d run with root privilege
> on system startup? however my startup script never succeeds because permission
> is denied to run squid as root? is there a way to fix this issue.
> please if somebody enlighten me about these concepts i would be really
> thankful as unable to get this concept right myself.
I suggest you look at these:http://tinyurl.com/yfrjkdc
Basicaly, install the standard packaged squid and see the init.rd script and conf file they are using.
Then, remove it and use your compiled version and adapt it.
JD
Received on Fri Mar 19 2010 - 10:25:56 MDT
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