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Network Troublshooting => Linux Proxy Server Support => Topic started by: omnia on January 25, 2005, 02:33:39 PM

Title: start squid as non-root user
Post by: omnia on January 25, 2005, 02:33:39 PM

i just need to know how to start or reconfigure squid using non-root user

when im trying to reconfigure it gives me

squid: ERROR: Could not send signal 1 to process 4510: (1) Operation not permitted

Thank you!

Title: start squid as non-root user
Post by: Ricky on January 27, 2005, 09:11:24 AM

squid start as root and run as non-root, ie we usually create a special user for squid. So to reconfigure you should be su or root !