Cache about squid-windows

[nebadom]

I was having a lot of trouble configuring the cache: squid -z returned errors in the cache log. No matter how much I follow the steps to the letter, the squid -z was reluctant to initialize the cache folders.

Then I read about the %PATH%: So I added "C:\Squid\bin" to the %PATH% (please, for the love of Kthulu do not REPLACE the existing PATH value, just add the new string).

And then I attempted squid -z IN the cache folder and voilà! it worked!!!

So I would consider %PATH% > add > "C:\Squid\bin" to be the answer I was looking for.

[ea-at-diladele-com]

Hi ray73864,

did you precisely follow the steps described here?
http://docs.diladele.com/faq/squid/cache_squid_windows.html

Thank you!
-e

[ray73864]

I did, yes. Followed it exactly several times and not once did it work for
me. This is on Windows Server 2012 R2.

On Saturday, June 20, 2015, ea-at-diladele-com [email protected]
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Hi ray73864,

did you precisely follow the steps described here?
http://docs.diladele.com/faq/squid/cache_squid_windows.html

Thank you!
-e

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[RostorX]

Stop the service.
Write in your conf:
cache_dir aufs c:/squidcachedir/cache 3000 16 256

Then in the squid terminal: squid -z
Restart the service.

This works for me on Win2008R2

[ray73864]

That's basically what I have on my Win2k12R2 server, but it isn't working
as it continously tells me in the logfile that I need to run 'squid -z'
even though I have several times, and when I look in my squid cachedir,
there isn't any directories in there that should have been created, such as
00, 01, etc...

On 26 June 2015 at 17:49, RostorX [email protected] wrote:

cache_dir aufs c:/squidcachedir/cache 3000 16 256

This works on Win2008R2

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[RostorX]

Did you give EVERYONE rights to cachedir folder ?

[ray73864]

I would have to check.

If that is what the issue is then I would respectfully ask that the wiki be
updated to reflect that. I made the assumption (possibly a faulty one at
that) that because I was logged in as the administrator and running 'squid
-z' as the administrator when I open up the command prompt (yes, I am doing
'Command Prompt (Admin)' when I right click on the start button) that it
would use the administrator privs to set up the cachedir.

On 26 June 2015 at 18:06, RostorX [email protected] wrote:

Did you give EVERYONE rights to cachedir folder ?

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[ea-at-diladele-com]

Hi ray,

Did you have a chance to check RostorX's suggestion? Did it solve you problem?
Thanks!
-e

[ray73864]

I won't be able to try it until later on today when I can get to the
primary school I work at to try it out.

Will come back with a yay or nay then.

On 27 June 2015 at 06:46, ea-at-diladele-com [email protected]
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Hi ray,

Did you have a chance to check RostorX's suggestion? Did it solve you
problem?
Thanks!
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[ea-at-diladele-com]

did it work? thank you!

[ra-at-diladele-com]

3.5.6 is on site - squid.diladele.com

[ea-at-diladele-com]

The symptoms are you are not running the "squid -z" from the squid terminal (should be on the desktop after installation), but a simple cmd.exe

If that is the case , please make sure C:\Squid\bin is in the %PATH% variable

[ea-at-diladele-com]

I would appreciate if you could confirm. Thank you!

[ray73864]

That appears to have worked on my test machine, though I won't be able to test it on site for a couple of weeks as the site (in this case a primary school) is locked up due to school holidays.

[ea-at-diladele-com]

Thank you! I will close this issue for now, if you still bump into any troubles drop an email at support @ diladele.com or open a new issue.

[mkraju]

Iam also facing same problem.
squid conf -- cache_dir ufs c:/squid/var/cache/squid/cache 100 16 256
when i run squid -z getting error "assertion failed: Kid.cc:45: "cpid > 0" in cache.log
hence its not creating swap folders in cache directory
gave full rights for everyone on cache folder

[ea-at-diladele-com]

Please make sure you precisely follow the steps described here
http://docs.diladele.com/faq/squid/cache_squid_windows.html

You have to perform "squid -z" in the Squid Terminal window that the squid installer creates on your desktop.

[mkraju]

YES, Its working now.
Thanks.

[ra-at-diladele-com]

Ok clear. Thanks a lot for your research!

[DRSDavidSoft]

@ra-at-diladele-com Hopefully, the part where Squid\bin needs to be in %PATH% should be documented! I usually don't use the shortcuts created, and just cd into the squid bin dir. The assertion failed: Kid.cc:45: "cpid > 0" gave me a headache, where it just needed to be in path.

tl;dr

• cd C:\Squid\bin
• path %cd%;%path%
• squid.exe -z

That's it :)

[hwaarl]

Also: please note that you must install squid onto an unencrypted drive/partition. Mine had Bitlocker activated and it took me hours to realise. Uninstall, re-install on a different drive with the same conf - fixed