To change the location of squid.out file, copy /usr/libexec/squid/cache_swap.sh to a new location.
# cp /usr/libexec/squid/cache_swap.sh /usr/libexec/squid/cust_cache_swap.sh
Open with vi and edit the following section in the new file cust_cache_swap.sh.
squid -N -z -F -f $SQUID_CONF >> /new/path/to/squid.out 2>&1
Copy the unit file of squid.service as follows.
# cp /usr/lib/systemd/system/squid.service /etc/systemd/system/
Edit /etc/systemd/system/squid.service.
(before) ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/squid/cache_swap.sh (after) ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/squid/cust_cache_swap.sh
Execute the following commands.
# systemctl daemon-reload # systemctl restart squid
