Re: [squid-users] i see squid run twice, one as nobody, the other as root. Why?

[Duane Wessels]

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Renato Kalugdan wrote:

> 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?

In most situations I think it is fine.  The parent process just forks
then waits.

If it is a concern you can start Squid as a different user (as long as you're
not using port 80).

Duane W.