Greetings to all,

I am new to linux and can't use the right words to describe my problems here so forgive in advance it doesn't make much sense. To start with, I a, using Debian ETCH 4.0 on an AMD64.

I have compiled squid 2.6 STABLE 18 as followed.

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/squid
% make all
% make install

customize the squid.conf configuration file:
% vi /usr/local/squid/etc/squid.conf

2. start the cache:
% /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid

I am used to start squid as such

/etc/init.d/squid start

and then it starts and run fine. This time squid is installed in a different directory which is /usr/local/squid/. In my past experience (short one) squid was installed in /etc/squid. to start squid, like i said, i used /etc/init.d/squid start. Now if i run this command line it doesn't work anymore.

After doing some reading, I have partly understood that I need to put squid into my PATH. Though, I havent got a clue on how to do so. Therefore I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me what should I be doing next ??? and why squid is installed in a different directory than the one I am used to?? does it affect anything??

Thank you all

You can either edit the old squid init script to change the path to squid, or better you can use the script included with the source you've compiled. You can find it in squid-2.6.STABLE18/contrib/squid.rc. Make a backup of the old one first, and then:
If you want to include the squid executable in your PATH then edit the PATH variable (in /etc/profile, or /etc/bashrc, or whatever your distro uses to set PATH) to include /usr/local/sbin:
Regards

Hi Bathory,

Thank you so much for your response.

Much appreciated.

PenguiDeb