Re: [squid-users] Logdir changes ownership

cd /etc/ && grep -nH chmod *|grep squid ; cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ &&
grep -nH chmod *|grep squid

unlikely though. I cant see a reason why that would happen.
Try running the chown + chmod like I described previously
and rebooting into single user mode.
    ( boot -s )

If they stay the same then, you will know its a startup script somewhere.
Do some greping and the works; it cant be squid doing it.

What O/S are you running by the way?
Is it a fresh install?

If you still cant solve the problem it may be that your O/S is somehow
modifying the log directory to be root readable (ONLY) for security.
This is quite possible.

A quick solve would be to move your log dir elsewhere,
e.g. /usr/local/squid/logs and then just change your squid.conf.

Dave Raven.
OpteqSec.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Squid Proxy" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Logdir changes ownership

> Unfortunately it doesn't stay the same something is changing it. The
> problem is that I have no idea how to go about finding out what changes
> it.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Jim
> On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 10:25, Dave Raven wrote:
> > There should be no need; just run it once and it will
> > remain the same.
> >
> > Dave Raven.
> > OpteqSec.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > To: "Dave Raven" <dave@reason.za.org>
> > Cc: "Squid Proxy" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 12:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [squid-users] Logdir changes ownership
> >
> >
> > > Thanks Dave,
> > >
> > > I've put that in the startup script just above the execution of squid.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > > On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 09:25, Dave Raven wrote:
> > > > yes.
> > > > chown -R -v nobody.nobody /var/squid/logs
> > > > chmod -R -v 660 /var/squid/logs
> > > >
> > > > That should fix your problem.
> > > >
> > > > Dave Raven.
> > > > OpteqSec.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Jim George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > > > To: "Dave Raven" <dave@reason.za.org>
> > > > Cc: "Squid Proxy" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 11:08 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [squid-users] Logdir changes ownership
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Dave,
> > > > >
> > > > > this is how I start squid at startup.
> > > > >
> > > > > /usr/local/squid/bin/squid -s
> > > > >
> > > > > This is the error output in /var/log/messages
> > > > > Feb 9 08:15:19 linux squid[2320]: Cannot open
> > > > '/var/squid/logs/access.log' for writing. ^IThe parent directory
must be
> > > > writeable by the ^Iuser 'nobody', which is the cache_effective_user
> > ^Iset in
> > > > squid.conf.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope this helps
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 2002-02-16 at 16:09, Dave Raven wrote:
> > > > > > Can you not email us the actuall error you get,
> > > > > > aswell as how you start squid at bootup; and how you normally
> > > > > > would?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > > Dave Raven.
> > > > > > OpteqSec.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Jim George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > > > > > To: "Squid Proxy" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 3:21 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [squid-users] Logdir changes ownership
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dave,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I selected to have it run as nobody when I installed it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Also doing chown is what I've had to put in the startup script
I
> > now
> > > > > > > use to start squid.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Have you any other suggestions?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jim
> > > > > > > On Sat, 2002-02-16 at 12:02, Dave Raven wrote:
> > > > > > > > I suspect you have set squid to run as user nobody.nobody
and it
> > > > checks
> > > > > > > > the rights on the log dir's before dropping privilages.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > try chown -R -v nobody.nobody /logdirectory
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Dave Raven.
> > > > > > > > OpteqSec.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > From: "Jim George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > > > > > > > To: "Squid Proxy" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 2:04 PM
> > > > > > > > Subject: [squid-users] Logdir changes ownership
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I'm sure this will prove to be really stoopid but.....When
I
> > start
> > > > > > squid
> > > > > > > > > on boot up, obviously it starts under user root, however
it
> > then
> > > > exits
> > > > > > > > > because it wants the loggind directories to be owned by
> > > > > > nobody.nogroup.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > What do I need to do to retain ownership as nobody.nogroup
> > 'cause
> > > > > > there
> > > > > > > > > is obviously something screwy going on?
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Received on Sun Feb 17 2002 - 05:38:52 MST