i tried using squid proxy to share internet connection but its not working.. these are the errors i got..

root@LinuxMax /root]# service squid start
Starting squid: [ OK ]
[root@LinuxMax /root]# service squid status
squid (pid 9510) is running...
squid: ERROR: No running copy
[root@LinuxMax /root]# service squid stop
Stopping squid: [FAILED]
[root@LinuxMax /root]

i thot maybe the package had some error do i trid to uninstall & re-install.. i got this msg. wut does it mean??

#[root@LinuxMax /root]# rpm -e squid-2.3.STABLE4-10
error: execution of %preun scriptlet from squid-2.3.STABLE4-10 failed, exit status 1

thanks in advance.

Take a look at squid's error log to see what the reported problem is. You could also start squid is debug mode to have it give you more information.

Regards

emm?? what error logs?? i can't find any... 
the only logs i have for squid are access,cache & store logs, & there's no entry in them..
where are them error logs??

Check if the pid file exists .I have faced the same problem on 2 machines.However this is not a solution that I am providing but just a hint . I had to recompile from sources .(Lots of pressure in my case no time for r&D)

i kinda got it to work already.. its been quite awhile n i kinda forgot what i did to get it working..
thanks anyway.