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 > > > > On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Renato Kalugdan wrote: > >> Morning, >> >> ps -ax shows squid running as nobody and as root. >> >> I thought commands below would disallow root to run squid. > > 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. > > The parent process can run as root, and indeed must if you are > binding Squid's incoming socket to port 80. > > Duane W.
