> > Interesting. Squidman lets you edit squid.conf separate from the GUI to > your > heart's content, so that's no problem. Is cache_effective_user a 2.6 only > option or will that work with the 2.5 implementation? > It's a 2.5 legacy option. Allows you to start squid as root and it suids down to the user. http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.6/cfgman/cache_effective_user.html Do try 2.6 though. 2.5 is obsolete and has a lot of known problems that have been fixed in the current versions along with a lot of general improvements. Amos > Amos Jeffries-2 wrote: >> >>> I tried that, but Squid fails to start. I am using Squidman on Mac OS >>> X >>> that >>> uses squid 2.5. When I'm not logged in as root, I can't use port 80, >>> and >>> when I am logged in as root, I can't use squid! >> >> Ah, I highly recommend squid 2.6. >> Contact the squidman developer about getting it upgraded. >> http://homepage.mac.com/adg/SquidMan/index.html >> >> A cache_effective_user setting may get around the root problems, but it >> will depend on how squidman alters the squid.conf whether any help we >> can >> give gets preserved or wiped on the next GUI-made update. >> >> Amos >> >> >>> >>> Amos Jeffries-2 wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm sure somebody has asked this before, but I can't find anything. >>>>> >>>>> I'm desperately trying to figure out how I can listen on port 80 with >>>>> Squid >>>>> (if it is even possible). My proxy at work only allows traffic on >>>>> port >>>>> 80, >>>>> so I am trying to set up a tunnel at home for applications that use >>>>> other >>>>> ports. Squid doesn't let you run as root, yet you have to be root to >>>>> access >>>>> ports less than 1024! Is there any way to do this with squid? If >>>>> not, >>>>> what >>>>> program could I use? >>>> >>>> Change http_port to 80 in the squid.conf. Simple as that. >>>> BTW, what version of squid are you trying to use? >>>> >>>> Amos >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://www.nabble.com/Listening-on-port-80-tf4839795.html#a13848060 >>> Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Listening-on-port-80-tf4839795.html#a13848520 > Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >
