Re: [squid-users] i see squid run twice, one as nobody, the other as root. Why?

ok, so if i log in as root and issue command

/usr/local/squid/sbin/squid

the parent process will run as root and child process will run underneath?

for security purposes, this is ok?

one last question.

should i log in as different user and issue same command instead?

Gracias,

Renato

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> On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Renato Kalugdan wrote:
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>> Morning,
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>> ps -ax shows squid running as nobody and as root.
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>> I thought commands below would disallow root to run squid.
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> This is normal. The first process is like a "watchdog." Its job
> is to monitor the child and make sure there is always one child
> process running.
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> The parent process can run as root, and indeed must if you are
> binding Squid's incoming socket to port 80.
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> Duane W.
Received on Mon Dec 15 2003 - 14:11:43 MST