Squid 1.1.17 problem - cache_effective_user not working

hello all ..

Im running Linux 2.0.32, and squid 1.1.17

I have the cache_effective_user set as nobody nogroup in the squid.conf
file but when I start squid it still complains that I dont have it
defined??

I have recompiled / reinstalled a few times ... wiped everything
to do with squid and started again .. but still no go .. always
the same error ?

GiGzBoX:/usr/local/squid/bin# squid -f /usr/local/squid/etc/squid.conf
97/11/21 22:18:24| Squid is not safe to run as root! If you must
97/11/21 22:18:24| start Squid as root, then you must configure
97/11/21 22:18:24| it to run as a non-priveledged user with the
97/11/21 22:18:24| 'cache_effective_user' option in the config file.
FATAL: Don't run Squid as root, set 'cache_effective_user'!
Squid Cache (Version 1.1.17): Terminated abnormally.
CPU Usage: user 0 sys 0
Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
Page faults with physical i/o: 113

GiGzBoX:/usr/local/squid/bin# grep cache_effective_user /usr/local/squid/etc/squid.conf
# TAG: cache_effective_user
cache_effective_user nobody nogroup

GiGzBoX:/usr/local/squid/bin# grep nobody /etc/passwd
nobody:*:65535:100:nobody:/dev/null:
GiGzBoX:/usr/local/squid/bin# grep nogroup /etc/group
nogroup::-1:

Also .. If I comment it out like this ..

# TAG: cache_effective_user
# If the cache is run as root, it will change its effective/real
# UID/GID to the UID/GID specified below. The default is not to
# change UID/GID.
#
#cache_effective_user nobody nogroup

and it says the default is not to change the UID/GID .. then it still gives me the
error on startup ...

GiGzBoX:/usr/local/squid/bin# squid
97/11/21 22:31:37| Squid is not safe to run as root! If you must
97/11/21 22:31:37| start Squid as root, then you must configure
97/11/21 22:31:37| it to run as a non-priveledged user with the
97/11/21 22:31:37| 'cache_effective_user' option in the config file.
FATAL: Don't run Squid as root, set 'cache_effective_user'!
Squid Cache (Version 1.1.17): Terminated abnormally.
CPU Usage: user 0 sys 0
Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
Page faults with physical i/o: 120

Can anyone help me out please? .. thanks =)

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the below email address..

Thankyou..

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