help!

hi i recently installed squid and setup the config file, but whenever i
try to start squid -z i get this message:

elmo:/usr/local/squid# bin/squid -z
97/12/20 13:27:36| Creating Swap Directories
FATAL: Failed to make swap directory /usr/local/squid/cache: (13)
Permission denied
Squid Cache (Version 1.1.19): Terminated abnormally.
CPU Usage: user 0 sys 0
Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
Page faults with physical i/o: 123

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