[squid-users] Running Squid fully as root

[Amos Jeffries]

On 8/10/18 6:41 PM, reinerotto wrote:
> The problem is the external ACL-helper, started by squid. It runs as "nobody"
> actually, but it needs to start a special program, which must run as root. 

Do you mind saying what that helper and its sub-program are supposed to
be doing? There may be a better alternative than running as root.


> FYI, openwrt is a shrinked-down LINUX, for embedded systems with limited
> resources, without any user besides the admin. 
> openwrt often is used for smart routers, for example. Practically all
> processes run as root.
> 

I've worked with OpenWRT and the Squid port for it. That statement still
sounds wrong. The fact that Squid is working fine until you have this
helper that needs root privileges to do its thing is an example of that.

Amos