Re: [squid-users] Squid start problem

hmmm very strange.... you should make access.log and cache.log manully
......swap file squid will create automatically... simple is that..

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ehsan Lesani" <ehsan@safineh.net>
To: "ads squid" <adssquid@yahoo.com>; <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid start problem
| Dear Friend.
| You should not make access.log, cache.log & swap.log your self.
| The squid will create them when it begins to work.
|
| Best wishes.
| Ehsan Lesani.
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "ads squid" <adssquid@yahoo.com>
| To: "Ehsan Lesani" <ehsan@safineh.net>; <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
| Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 2:13 PM
| Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid start problem
|
|
| > I have added user and gruop.
| > Then i Have given command :
| > /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid -k parse
| >
| > No error.
| > then command
| > /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid -z
| >
| > Then I created files in directory "/var/log/squid"
| > cache.log, access.log, store.log and swap.log
| >
| > no error.
| > When i gave command
| > /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid -NCd1 for first start of
| > squid. It gives error as follows:
| >
| > [root@xyz root]# /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid -NCd1
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Starting Squid Cache version
| > 2.5.STABLE3 for i686-pc-linux-gnu...
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Process ID 11628
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| With 1024 file descriptors
| > available
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Performing DNS Tests...
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Successful DNS name lookup
| > tests...
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| DNS Socket created at 0.0.0.0,
| > port 32778, FD 4
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Adding nameserver 202.63.164.17
| > from /etc/resolv.conf
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Adding nameserver 202.63.164.18
| > from /etc/resolv.conf
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Unlinkd pipe opened on FD 9
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Swap maxSize 5120000 KB,
| > estimated 102400 objects
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Target number of buckets: 5120
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Using 8192 Store buckets
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Max Mem  size: 131072 KB
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| Max Swap size: 5120000 KB
| > 2003/09/01 14:56:54| /var/log/squid/swap.log.00: (13)
| > Permission denied
| > FATAL: storeUfsDirOpenSwapLog: Failed to open swap
| > log.
| > Aborted
| >
| > I have chomod swap.log to '777' still error.
| > Help appreciated.
| > Thanks
| >
| > --- Ehsan Lesani <ehsan@safineh.net> wrote:
| > > You can add a new group by 'groupadd' command.
| > > You can do it in X also.
| > >
| > > Best Regards.
| > > Ehsan Lesani.
| > >   ----- Original Message -----
| > >   From: ads squid
| > >   To: Ehsan Lesani ; squid-users@squid-cache.org
| > >   Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:07 AM
| > >   Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid start problem
| > >
| > >
| > >   How to add user and user group for squid on Linux
| > > 8.0
| > >   Thanks
| > >
| > >
| > >   Ehsan Lesani <ehsan@safineh.net> wrote:
| > >     Dear friend you can change the
| > > cache_effective_user in your squid.conf
| > >     configuration file.But it would be better if you
| > > add a squid user and a
| > >     squid group to your Linux.
| > >
| > >     Best Ragrds.
| > >     Ehsan Lesani.
| > >     ----- Original Message -----
| > >     From: "ads squid"
| > >     To:
| > >     Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:15 PM
| > >     Subject: [squid-users] Squid start problem
| > >
| > >
| > >     > I have compiled and installedsquid-2.5.STABLE3
| > > version
| > >     > on my Linix 8.0 machine. It went smothly.
| > >     > As per squid FAQ I have created cache
| > > directory. cache
| > >     > partition is also there.
| > >     >
| > >     > when I gave command
| > >     > [root@netshastri squid-2.5.STABLE3]#
| > >     > /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid -k parse
| > >     > It gives error.
| > >     >
| > >     > FATAL: getpwnam failed to find userid for
| > > effective
| > >     > user 'squid'
| > >     > Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE3): Terminated
| > >     > abnormally.
| > >     > CPU Usage: 0.004 seconds = 0.000 user + 0.004
| > > sys
| > >     > Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
| > >     > Page faults with physical i/o: 248
| > >     > Aborted
| > >     >
| > >     > Any clue for problem ?
| > >     > thanks
| > >     >
| > >     >
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