Squid status is giving error " Invalid escape sequences for /usr/lib/systemd/system/squid.service".

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 2 (SLES 12 SP2)
SUSE Manager 3

Situation

Following the installation of SQUID and checking its status, the following error is observed :

# spacewalk-proxy status

squid.service - Squid caching proxy

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/squid.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)

Active: inactive (dead)

Aug 02 16:42:53 systemd[1]: [/usr/lib/systemd/system/squid.service:8] Invalid escape sequences in line, correcting: "/bin/sh -c "test -d \"`sed -n 's/^cache_dir\s\+[[:alnum:]]\+\s\+\([[:graph:]\/]\+\)\s.*/\1/p' /etc/squid/squid.conf | sed '1 q'`/00\" || /usr/sbin/squid -z -F -N -S -f /etc/squid/squid.conf""

Resolution

The message "becomes normal" once squid has been started and the cache-directory-structure has been initialized.

A solution to this issue will be released in an upcoming Maintenance update.

Cause

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