On 07/16/2014 06:17 PM, Nyamul Hassan wrote: > Shouldn't Squid complain that it could not write to "localstatedir"? Yes, Squid should and does, but the error message is very misleading. So far, nobody has taken the time to add code that would render those errors in a more meaningful way, mentioning file system paths instead of IPv6 "any" addresses. http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/AboutSquid#How_to_add_a_new_Squid_feature.2C_enhance.2C_of_fix_something.3F Cheers, Alex.