cache_effective_user

cache_effective_user

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In the interest of security, Squid doesn't allow itself to run as root . If you start the process as root , Squid changes its effective userid to a nonprivileged user. This user ID must have write permission to the cache directories and log file directory.

You need to set this directive only if you're starting Squid as root . If you start Squid as a non- root user, this directive is ignored.

Syntax	cache_effective_user username
Default	cache_effective_user nobody
Example	cache_effective_user squid
Related	cache_effective_group