[squid-users] Squid: 3.HEAD giving error msgs and exiting with assertion failed:forward.cc:163:"err"

Hey All,

Using squid.3.HEAD.20120421-r12120 on linux Ubuntu i am getting the
following error and squid exits

2012/09/27 13:03:12| Starting Squid Cache version
3.HEAD-20120421-r12120 for x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu...
2012/09/27 13:03:12| Process ID 4729
2012/09/27 13:03:12| Process Roles: master worker
2012/09/27 13:03:12| With 200000 file descriptors available
2012/09/27 13:03:12| Initializing IP Cache...
2012/09/27 13:03:12| DNS Socket created at [:(inlove), FD 5
2012/09/27 13:03:12| DNS Socket created at 0.0.0.0, FD 6
2012/09/27 13:03:12| Adding nameserver 208.67.222.222 from /etc/resolv.conf
2012/09/27 13:03:12| Adding nameserver 8.8.8.8 from /etc/resolv.conf
2012/09/27 13:03:12| helperOpenServers: Starting 5/32 'ssl_crtd' processes
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Logfile: opening log
daemon:/usr/local/squid/var/logs/access.log
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Logfile Daemon: opening log
/usr/local/squid/var/logs/access.log
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Logfile: opening log /usr/local/squid/var/logs/icap-log
2012/09/27 13:03:13| WARNING: log parameters now start with a module
name. Use 'stdio:/usr/local/squid/var/logs/icap-log'
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Store logging disabled
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Swap maxSize 0 + 262144 KB, estimated 20164 objects
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Target number of buckets: 1008
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Using 8192 Store buckets
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Max Mem size: 262144 KB
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Max Swap size: 0 KB
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Using Least Load store dir selection
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Set Current Directory to /usr/local/squid/var/cache
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Loaded Icons.
2012/09/27 13:03:13| HTCP Disabled.
2012/09/27 13:03:13| /usr/local/squid/var/run/squid.pid: (13) Permission denied
2012/09/27 13:03:13| WARNING: Could not write pid file
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Squid plugin modules loaded: 0
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Adaptation support is on
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Accepting SSL bumped HTTP Socket connections at
local=127.0.0.1:3128 remote=[:(inlove) FD 20 flags=9
2012/09/27 13:03:13| Accepting SSL bumped HTTPS Socket connections at
local=127.0.0.1:3129 remote=[:(inlove) FD 21 flags=9
2012/09/27 13:03:14| storeLateRelease: released 0 objects
2012/09/27 13:05:2 BUG: Orphan Comm::Connection:
local=192.168.8.221:54062 remote=74.125.236.135:443 FD 41 flags=1
2012/09/27 13:05:2 NOTE: 1 Orphans since last started.
2012/09/27 13:06:29| BUG: Orphan Comm::Connection:
local=192.168.8.221:46538 remote=74.125.236.136:443 FD 12 flags=1
2012/09/27 13:06:29| NOTE: 2 Orphans since last started.
2012/09/27 13:07:30| BUG: Orphan Comm::Connection:
local=192.168.8.221:33706 remote=74.125.236.134:443 FD 8 flags=1
2012/09/27 13:07:30| NOTE: 3 Orphans since last started.
2012/09/27 13:08:2 assertion failed: forward.cc:163: "err"
Aborted

What are the these ORPHAN msgs related to ? Also how can i resolve the
assertion failed problem. Kindly explain what you suggest. Thanks

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Regards,
-Ahmed Talha Khan