Squid configuration manual

Reference manual for squid's configuraiton directives

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Option Name:

cache_effective_user

Suggested Config:

Details:

If you start Squid as root, it will change its effective/real
UID/GID to the user specified below.  The default is to change
to UID of nobody.
see also; cache_effective_group
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