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squid cache
Posted by naldy on Mon 25 Sep 2006 at 10:23
I allocate my /dev/hda2 ( 20 GB ) as cache of my squid.
Now it has been use 90%. Should I clean it?
Or just leave it? What is the syntax to clean up partition?
Now it has been use 90%. Should I clean it?
Or just leave it? What is the syntax to clean up partition?
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Posted by Steve (80.68.xx.xx) on Mon 25 Sep 2006 at 13:00
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See the Squid FAQ - basically stop it, remove the cache directories, and restart it.
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...which is the procedure to clear the cache.
Basically you only do that if it is serving stale data, or is confused in some way.
If it is working, Squid will throw out the old stuff itself, and cache new stuff. It will write a log file message every now and then when it goes a little over the allocated space (which logcheck lovingly emails to me when it happens), which can be safely ignored.
Squid works best if you don't fiddle with it. The exception being make sure it is caching BIG files, so that you get all your Debian updates caches locally, and any other crucial updates like Firefox releases. But I guess you did this already if you have 20GB cached.
Basically you only do that if it is serving stale data, or is confused in some way.
If it is working, Squid will throw out the old stuff itself, and cache new stuff. It will write a log file message every now and then when it goes a little over the allocated space (which logcheck lovingly emails to me when it happens), which can be safely ignored.
Squid works best if you don't fiddle with it. The exception being make sure it is caching BIG files, so that you get all your Debian updates caches locally, and any other crucial updates like Firefox releases. But I guess you did this already if you have 20GB cached.
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