Squid: The Definitive Guide
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| cache_effective_user |
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 |
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