I try to use squid-2.5.STABLE12.tar.gz, by untar it and compiling and install it according to the instructions on INSTALL and QUICKSTART files comes with the packge. After I ran it want work. (I am having good experience in using squid rpm packge )ps -A command shows the service running but cacheing and proxing is not happening in it.If I ran it as a teminal window it shows the following error [root@angle root]# /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid -N -d1 WARNING: Cannot write log file: /usr/local/squid/var/logs/cache.log /usr/local/squid/var/logs/cache.log: Permission denied messages will be sent to 'stderr'. 2005/11/27 18:47:39| WARNING: Closing open FD 2 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Starting Squid Cache version 2.5.STABLE12 for i686-pc-linux-gnu... 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Process ID 4254 2005/11/27 18:47:39| With 1024 file descriptors available 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Performing DNS Tests... 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Successful DNS name lookup tests... 2005/11/27 18:47:39| DNS Socket created at 0.0.0.0, port 32769, FD 3 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Adding nameserver 203.115.0.1 from /etc/resolv.conf 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Adding nameserver 2[root@angle root]# /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid -N -d1 WARNING: Cannot write log file: /usr/local/squid/var/logs/cache.log /usr/local/squid/var/logs/cache.log: Permission denied messages will be sent to 'stderr'. 2005/11/27 18:47:39| WARNING: Closing open FD 2 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Starting Squid Cache version 2.5.STABLE12 for i686-pc-linux-gnu... 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Process ID 4254 2005/11/27 18:47:39| With 1024 file descriptors available 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Performing DNS Tests... 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Successful DNS name lookup tests... 2005/11/27 18:47:39| DNS Socket created at 0.0.0.0, port 32769, FD 3 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Adding nameserver 203.115.0.1 from /etc/resolv.conf 2005/11/27 18:47:39| Adding nameserver 203.115.0.18 from /etc/resolv.conf FATAL: Cannot open '/usr/local/squid/var/logs/access.log' for writing. The parent directory must be writeable by the user 'lasantha', which is the cache_effective_user set in squid.conf. Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE12): Terminated abnormally. CPU Usage: 0.030 seconds = 0.010 user + 0.020 sys Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB Page faults with physical i/o: 302 Aborted [root@angle root]# 03.115.0.18 from /etc/resolv.conf FATAL: Cannot open '/usr/local/squid/var/logs/access.log' for writing. The parent directory must be writeable by the user 'lasantha', which is the cache_effective_user set in squid.conf. Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE12): Terminated abnormally. CPU Usage: 0.030 seconds = 0.010 user + 0.020 sys Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB Page faults with physical i/o: 302 Aborted [root@angle root]# I am new to linux in this area of install software using source codes. Pls help me to do this work correctly. Is there any online document to follow to get knoledge in install software using source codes Pls let me know.... -- Lasantha Amarasinghe Sri Lanka file:/root -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list