Have you configured a authenticate_program line in your squid.conf?
 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Everest [mailto:mike@gsat.net.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:41 AM
> To: Robert Collins; Mike Everest; squid-dev@squid-cache.org
> Subject: RE: authenticate_program bombs out
> 
> 
> Thanks Robert,
> 
> > There will be more details at the start of the log on what 
> > squid manages
> > to start up. 
> 
> here is the whole log, from startup to bomb.  what i do is 
> delete cache.log, start the squid service, send it a request 
> for a single file (like: 
> http://www.site.com/images/image.gif) then here is the full 
> contents of cache.log:
> 
> ==========....============
> 
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Starting Squid Cache version 2.3.STABLE4 
> for WIN32...
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Process ID 3616
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| With 2560 file descriptors available
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Performing DNS Tests...
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Successful DNS name lookup tests...
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| DNS Socket created on FD 404
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Adding nameserver 203.23.178.2 from Registry
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Adding nameserver 203.23.178.3 from Registry
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Adding nameserver 203.23.178.6 from Registry
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Adding nameserver 203.23.178.2 from Registry
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Adding nameserver 203.23.178.3 from Registry
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Adding nameserver 203.23.178.6 from Registry
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Swap maxSize 102400 KB, estimated 7876 objects
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Target number of buckets: 157
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Using 8192 Store buckets
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Max Mem  size: 8192 KB
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Max Swap size: 102400 KB
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Local cache digest enabled; 
> rebuild/rewrite every 3600/3600 sec
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Rebuilding storage in d:\squid\cache (DIRTY)
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Set Current Directory to d:\squid\cache
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Loaded Icons.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Accepting HTTP connections at 127.0.0.1, 
> port 3128, FD 108.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Accepting HTTP connections at 
> 203.23.178.4, port 8081, FD 432.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| commSetNoLinger: FD 440: 10042
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Accepting ICP messages at 0.0.0.0, port 
> 3130, FD 440.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| commSetNoLinger: FD 448: 10042
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Accepting HTCP messages on port 4827, FD 448.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| WCCP Disabled.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:01| Ready to serve requests.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02| Done reading d:\squid\cache swaplog (105 entries)
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02| Finished rebuilding storage from disk.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|       105 Entries scanned
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|         0 Invalid entries.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|         0 With invalid flags.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|        86 Objects loaded.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|         0 Objects expired.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|         0 Objects cancelled.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|         0 Duplicate URLs purged.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|        19 Swapfile clashes avoided.
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|   Took 1.0 seconds (  86.0 objects/sec).
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02| Beginning Validation Procedure
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|   Completed Validation Procedure
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|   Validated 86 Entries
> 2001/03/27 09:35:02|   store_swap_size = 1597k
> 2001/03/27 09:35:04| storeLateRelease: released 0 objects
> 2001/03/27 09:36:32| authenticateStart: 'mike:xxxxxxxxxxx'
> 2001/03/27 09:36:32| WARNING: All authenticator processes are busy.
> 2001/03/27 09:36:32| WARNING: 1 pending requests queued
> 2001/03/27 09:36:32| storeDirWriteCleanLogs: Starting...
> 2001/03/27 09:36:33|   Finished.  Wrote 86 entries.
> 2001/03/27 09:36:33|   Took 1.0 seconds (  86.1 entries/sec).
> FATAL: Too many queued authenticator requests
> Squid Cache (Version 2.3.STABLE4): Terminated abnormally.
> CPU Usage: 0.000 seconds = 0.000 user + 0.000 sys
> Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
> Page faults with physical i/o: 0
> 
> ==========....============
> 
> i can't see where it loads the authenticator anywhere :(
> 
> > My .2c worth: download cygwin & the cygwin precompiled 
> > version - I know
> > that works :]
> 
> ;-) heck, i have no allegiances - i used the 'NT' port coz 
> it's the first one i found that purported to run on NT - i'll 
> hunt down the cygwin version right away and (if i can find 
> it) try it out!
> 
> thanks again,
> 
> Mike.
> 
> > 
> > Rob
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mike Everest [mailto:mike@gsat.net.au]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:03 AM
> > > To: Robert Collins; Mike Everest; squid-dev@squid-cache.org
> > > Subject: RE: authenticate_program bombs out
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi Robert,  thanks too for your suggestions!
> > > 
> > > > Does you program uses buffered I/O? What is the lag time doing
> > > > authentication?
> > > 
> > > the way it runs now, the only IO is stdin with 
> > > "while(fgets(buf, 256, stdin)
> > > != NULL)" and stdout like "printf("ERR\n")"
> > > 
> > > > I don't know too much about the "NT" Port of squid (I 
> maintain the
> > > > cygwin/Win32 port) but on every other version of squid, 
> > turning the
> > > > debug level to ALL,1 29,9 will get the actual input and 
> > ouput to the
> > > > authenticators logged. Then you can examine the log (In the 
> > > event log
> > > > for your port) to see whats going on.
> > > 
> > > thanks, yep - this is all that the log reports:
> > > 
> > > 2001/03/27 08:52:22| authenticateStart: 'mike:xxxxxxxxxxx'
> > > 2001/03/27 08:52:22| WARNING: All authenticator processes 
> are busy.
> > > 2001/03/27 08:52:22| WARNING: 1 pending requests queued
> > > 2001/03/27 08:52:22| storeDirWriteCleanLogs: Starting...
> > > 2001/03/27 08:52:22|   Finished.  Wrote 105 entries.
> > > 2001/03/27 08:52:22|   Took 0.0 seconds (7000000.0 entries/sec).
> > > FATAL: Too many queued authenticator requests
> > > Squid Cache (Version 2.3.STABLE4): Terminated abnormally.
> > > CPU Usage: 0.000 seconds = 0.000 user + 0.000 sys
> > > Maximum Resident Size: 0 KB
> > > Page faults with physical i/o: 0
> > > 
> > > i suspect that "WARNING: All authenticator processes are 
> > > busy" *really*
> > > means that none of the authenticate_program instances were 
> > > able to start up
> > > :(
> > > 
> > > anyone?
> > > 
> > > thanks and regards.
> > > 
> > > 
> 
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