diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/squid.yml b/roles/network/tasks/squid.yml index 4c1c76fbe..e959d43de 100644 --- a/roles/network/tasks/squid.yml +++ b/roles/network/tasks/squid.yml @@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ state: stopped when: squid_installed is undefined -- name: Create Squid user:group '{{ proxy_user }}' to own /library/cache +# 2021-08-17: This stanza is gratuitous on most distros, where the user 'proxy' +# or 'squid' is preinstalled (typically with UID and GID 13 in /etc/passwd) but +# let's be sure, as distro internals / favorite distros change without warning. +- name: Ensure Linux user:group '{{ proxy_user }}:{{ proxy_user }}' exists, to own /library/cache -- and for recent versions of /usr/lib/systemd/system/squid.service that use 'Group=proxy' user: name: "{{ proxy_user }}" # proxy (or 'squid' on vars/centos-7.yml, vars/fedora-18.yml, vars/fedora-12.yml) - createhome: False - shell: /bin/false + group: "{{ proxy_user }}" + create_home: False + shell: /bin/false # UNIX norm should work across all distros, overriding Debian/Ubuntu norm /usr/sbin/nologin # 2021-08-16: Squid runs as 'nobody' when started as root: # http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/cache_effective_user/