Re: [squid-users] How to rotate logs in Squid

Hi Mehmet,

On Thursday 20 July 2006 10:25, Mehmet, Levent (Accenture) wrote:
> Hi Peter
>
> Thanks
>
> Yes you are correct we installed our own self - compiled squid which is
> why I don't see the files.
>
> I shall install this package. Do you think there would be any confiction
> with the live squid running if I perform this task

It depends on where you installed your Squid files.

There are two options to get /etc/logrotate.d/squid on your system:

1) You stay with your self-compiled Squid. Then I recommend installing the
   Squid package on another machine and copying /etc/logrotate.d/squid to your
   "real" server. logrotate will detect the squid file and will rotate the log
   files automatically, so no other action is required.

   If you want/need to install the package on your "real" server, please check
   first if it would overwrite some of your own files. To get the list of
   files in the rpm package, do

   rpm -qpl /path/to/the/squidpackage

   But there are more than 1000 files in the package ...

2) Save your squid.conf and install the package from the installation media.
   (Maybe remove all your self-installed squid files first to get a clean
   system.) Then copy your configuration to /etc/squid/squid.conf and start
   your Squid. Using Squid from the installation media also has the advantage
   that you can use the start script /etc/init.d/squid. So you don't need to
   modify anthing besides the configuration. And using rpm packages allows
   easily for removing/updating packages with all dependencies and all files.

   Do you have a special need why you can't use the Squid package provided on
   the DVD/CD? Normally it should be fine using this package.

Regards,

Peter

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Peter Albrecht, Novell Training Services, peter.albrecht@novell.com