Good chance it is file permissions on your cache directory. Squid -z creates the swap directories. Check the cache_effective_user within the squid.conf file, if you are starting squid as root. That conf file user is who needs permissions to the swap directories and log file directories. Check the var/spool/squid permissions.
Chris Perreault -----Original Message----- From: de "Swardt Willem (Voete) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [squid-users] Fails to Start Hi I've installed Linux ver 9. I also installed squid with it. It was not an upgrade from an earlier version of the OS or Squid. When I wanted to start Squid for the first time it gave me the following error message: Squid failed: The error was: init_cache_dir /var/spool/squid .......... Starting squid: ........... failed What did I do wrong or is it some bug? I also had the same problem with Linux Redhat 8.0. Thank you. Willem
