Re: [squid-users] Squid will not stop

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3@dont-contact.us>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:27:56 +1300 (NZDT)

> So I guess in the squid.conf instead of having http_access allow
> 209.213.210.178 I want acl <name> allow 209.213.210.178?

acl name src 209.213.210.178
http_access allow name

>
> On Dec 9, 2007 8:46 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@creative.net.au> wrote:
>> On Sun, Dec 09, 2007, Steve Billig wrote:
>> > I also did see that if I do service squid status, it says squid is
>> > running, but than says this: "ACL name '209.213.210.178' not defined!"
>> > "FATAL: Bungled squid.conf line 636: http_access allow
>> 209.213.210.178"
>> > "Squid Cache (Version 2.6.STABLE16): Terminated abnormally."
>>
>> Well, http_access takes an ACL name, not a direct IP.
>> You need to create an ACL with that IP address defined (as a source or
>> destination
>> ACL) and then use that in http_access .
>>
>> http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.6/cfgman/
>>
>>
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>>
>> >
>> > On Dec 9, 2007 8:03 PM, Steve Billig <unknownboogyman@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > Well doing squid -k parse in terminal doesn't do anything for me,
>> and
>> > > since I installed squid with a .rpm I don't know where the cache.log
>> > > is actually.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Dec 9, 2007 7:59 PM, Steve Billig <unknownboogyman@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > > Well doing squid -k parse in terminal doesn't do anything for me,
>> and
>> > > > since I installed squid with a .rpm I don't know where the
>> cache.log
>> > > > is actually.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Dec 9, 2007 7:55 PM, Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz>
>> wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Well, in Fedora 8, I changed some things in the squid.conf
>> file, so I
>> > > > > > try to restart squid. Both Stopping and Starting failed, so I
>> tried to
>> > > > > > do the commands individually. They both fail, coming up with:
>> > > > > > "Stopping squid... [FAILED]" & "Starting squid... [FAILED]"
>> while
>> > > > > > using the commands service squid stop etc. in root. Since this
>> did not
>> > > > > > work I went to System -> Administration -> Services and it
>> says that
>> > > > > > Squid is running, so I try to stop it and get this message:
>> "squid
>> > > > > > failed. The error was: Stopping squid: [FAILED]". It does work
>> fine to
>> > > > > > my knowledge, using squidclient http://www.google.com/ in
>> terminal and
>> > > > > > it works, also on my Windows machine going through it works.
>> Only
>> > > > > > thing I changed in my configure file was adding a ACL, so I
>> have no
>> > > > > > idea.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Anyone know of anything?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Ah, this is a little catch-22 in squid.
>> > > > > To pass the start/stop/etc a second instance of squid needs to
>> start for a
>> > > > > short while to generate a control signal.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > If squid.conf contains an error that second instance fails to
>> start and do
>> > > > > its thing. Running "squid -k parse" or a scan of the cache.log
>> should show
>> > > > > you where the problem is. Fix that and the squid controls should
>> work
>> > > > > again.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Amos
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>>
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>
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