RE: [squid-users] Too many queued ntlmauthenticator requests and squid failed

From: Tharanga Abeyseela \(RGA\) <tharanga.abeyseela_at_rexelga.com.au>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:54:42 +0000

Hi,

I tried to start squid in the offpeak time there were only 35 users, but still its says Too many queued ntlmauthenticator requests, and terminate the squid process.

My domain is connected to several other domains (trusted domains) can it cause this issue ?


Following are the error messages on log files.

Squid Parent: child process 15206 exited with status 1
Oct 18 19:47:29 rapsydprox2 squid[15204]: Squid Parent: child process 20806 exited due to signal 15

2010/10/18 19:47:10, 2] winbindd/winbindd.c:872(remove_client)
  final write to client failed: Broken pipe
[2010/10/18 19:47:10, 0] winbindd/winbindd.c:954(winbindd_listen_fde_handler)
  winbindd: Exceeding 200 client connections, no idle connection found
[2010/10/18 19:47:21, 0] winbindd/winbindd.c:954(winbindd_listen_fde_handler)
  winbindd: Exceeding 200 client connections, no idle connection found
[2010/10/18 19:47:21, 2] winbindd/winbindd.c:872(remove_client)
  final write to client failed: Broken pipe


5 Oct 18 16:58:37 rapsydprox2 (squid): Too many queued ntlmauthenticator requests
  976 Oct 18 17:00:23 rapsydprox2 (ntlm_auth): [2010/10/18 17:00:23, 0] utils/ntlm_au
  977 Oct 18 17:00:23 rapsydprox2 (ntlm_auth): could not obtain winbind domain name!
Following is my smb.conf

workgroup = zzz
realm = zzz.COM
password server = *
#netbios name = zzz
server string = Samba file and print server
security = ADS
encrypt passwords = yes
log level = 2
log file = /var/log/samba/%m
max log size = 50
winbind separator = \.
#printcap name = cups
#printing = cups
##new
idmap cache time = 1800
idmap negative cache time = 300
winbind cache time = 1800
##end new
idmap uid = 15000-20000
idmap gid = 15000-20000
#winbind use default domain = yes
nt acl support = yes
map acl inherit = yes
winbind enum users = yes
winbind enum groups = yes
#client ntlmv2 auth = yes
template homedir = /home/%D/%U
template shell = /bin/bash
ldap passwd sync = yes



Appreciate your help on this.

Thanks,

Tharanga


-----Original Message-----
From: Amos Jeffries [mailto:squid3_at_treenet.co.nz]
Sent: Monday, 18 October 2010 12:11 PM
To: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Too many queued ntlmauthenticator requests and squid failed

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:50:28 +0000, "Tharanga Abeyseela \(RGA\)"
<tharanga.abeyseela_at_rexelga.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I have been running squid with AD authentication and security group
> authent= ication for the last 6 months, and suddenly squid failed with
the
> following= message
>
> (squid): Too many queued ntlmauthenticator requests.

Sign of a sudden burst of people logging in. Or that something caused a
slightly higher than normal delay in the auth checks. Which multiplies out
to fill up the Squid helpers.

>
> Iam using
>
> samba-3.4.8-59.fc12.x86_64
> samba-winbind-clients-3.4.8-59.fc12.x86_64
> samba-common-3.4.8-59.fc12.x86_64
> samba-client-3.4.8-59.fc12.x86_64
> samba-winbind-devel-3.4.8-59.fc12.x86_64
> samba-winbind-3.4.8-59.fc12.x86_64
> Squid Cache: Version 3.0.STABLE24
> configure options: '--prefix=3D/usr/local/squid'
> '--enable-auth=3Dntlm,bas= ic'
> '--enable-external-acl-helpers=3Dwbinfo_group'
>
> and also iam getting the following error
>
> [2010/10/18 10:28:58, 3] winbindd/winbindd_cm.c:1597(connection_ok)
> connection_ok: Connection to for domain xxx is not connected
>
> (but if I use the net join command it says joined to domain)
>
> According to my squid report normally there are 700 people connecting to
> th= e proxy, but now its says winbind maximum connection exceeds 200,
but
> iam = confusing about that.
>
> Appreciate your help on this.
>
> Best regards,
> Tharanga

Two basic design flaws in NTLM:
 - winbind cannot accept more than ~256 simultaneous stateful logins (ie
NTLM)
 - NTLM requires every new TCP connection to perform a full 2-request
handshake
   (ie minimum login delays of request+reply+request+reply in HTTP)

There are two things which each reduce the problem a little. When combined
they provide a great improvement in network speed and logins...

 - upgrade to 3.1.8.
 - upgrade to Negotiate/Kerberos from NTLM


Amos
Received on Mon Oct 18 2010 - 22:55:03 MDT

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