Re: [squid-users] Disk Space problem in a squid-proxy server

jmaan_at_nits.ac.in wrote:
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> Can I reconfigure the current squid cache ?

No need. The cache IS NOT IN /var and cannot now be the cause of the
problem.

Amos

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> If so please tell which all of the lines needs to changed so that the prxy
> server can made runnable without much hindrance to the users of the proxy
> server.
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> Asli if the contens would get trasshed if the number of directories and
> its sub-directories have been changed ?
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> If at all I change according to my requirement what should i set ?
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> As of noew the /var partition shows up the disk utilization as 96%.
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> At the most the squid server may run for another few hours and I am in a
> dilemma as to what should I do make cache squeeze and make the squid run
> normally.
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> Kindly help!!!!!!!
>> Angela Williams wrote:
>>> Have a look at your squid.conf file and look for this line
>>> cache_dir
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>>> My one I have configured like this.
>>> cache_dir aufs /data/squid 5000 15 256
>>> To give 5G in /data/squid
>>>
>>> If you change it you will need to trash the current cache and create new
>>> with
>>> squid -z
>>>
>> This statement is only true if you change the number of directories,
>> and/or sub-directories (the 15 and 256 in the example given). Changing
>> the size of the cache (even shrinking it) only requires a "squid -k
>> reconfigure". If the used disk space is greater than the allocation,
>> objects will be purged until the size on disk is below the high water
>> mark.
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>>> Cheers
>>> Ang
>>>
>> Chris
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