Re: cache_effective_user PROBLEM ?!?!

I also found this problem on a linux 2.0.x machine. I found that it was
unable to set effective_user to nobody, but it was possible to set
effective_user to any user other than nobody. I created a "squid" user
which worked fine.

--Paul

On Sat, 8 Feb 1997, Colombo Matteo wrote:

:I HAVE THIS ERROR WHEN STARTING SQUID
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:97/03/08 18:52:45| Squid is not safe to run as root! If you must
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:97/03/08 18:52:45| start Squid as root, then you must configure
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:97/03/08 18:52:45| it to run as a non-priveledged user with the
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:97/03/08 18:52:45| 'cache_effective_user' option in the config file.
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:FATAL: Don't run Squid as root, set 'cache_effective_user'!
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:Squid Cache (Version 1.1.8): Terminated abnormally.
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:CPU Usage: user 0 sys 0
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:Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
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:Page faults with physical i/o: 50
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:MY SQUID.CONF IS
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:# ADMINISTRATIVE PARAMETERS
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:#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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:# TAG: cache_mgr
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:# Email-address of local cache manager who will receive
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:# mail if the cache dies. The default is "webmaster."
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:#
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:cache_mgr webmaster@calcol.it
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:# TAG: cache_effective_user
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:# If the cache is run as root, it will change its effective/real
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:# UID/GID to the UID/GID specified below. The default is not to
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:# change UID/GID.
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:#
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:cache_effective_user nobody nogroup
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:# TAG: visible_hostname
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:# If you want to present a special hostname in error messages, etc,
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:# then define this. Otherwise, the return value of gethostname()
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:# will be used.
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:#
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:visible_hostname proxy.calcol.it
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:WHERE IS THE PROBLEM ??
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:MY SYSTEM
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:LINUX 1.2.13
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:SQUID VERSION 1.1.8
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:THANK'S
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:TEO
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:<bigger>Colombo Matteo
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:</bigger>Calcol Informatica S.r.l.
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:Via Venezia, 39
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:Tel. ++39331441860
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Received on Sat Mar 08 1997 - 10:29:08 MST