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> -----Original Message-----
> From: trainier@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:trainier@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:20 PM
> To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  Which the best OS for Squid?
> 
> 
> First off, there's no possible way my cache would "fill" the '/' 
> partition.  There's a cache size directive in squid that's 
> designed to 
> limit the amount of disk space usage.
> Not to mention the fact that I have a utility script that 
> runs every 15 
> minutes, which pages me if partitions are >= to 90% their 
> capacity.  I 
> mean, honestly, who would run a 146GB cache?
> 
> Second off, it's a performance thing.  The fact is, the box 
> and the web 
> run quite fine.  This was a test server that was thrown into 
> production 
> because it works.
> My plans to upgrade the device are set, I'm just trying to 
> find the time 
> to do them.  :-)
> 
> Thirdly, can someone PLEASE answer my question about setting "/" to 
> 'noatime', as opposed to avoiding it by telling me how and 
> why what I'm 
> doing
> is stupid?
> 
> Once again, are there pitfalls to having '/' set to 'noatime'?
> 
> :-)
> 
> Tim Rainier
> Information Services, Kalsec, INC
> trainier@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 

Simple solutions: don't set noatime in fstab.  Just set it for the cache dir. http://www.faqs.org/docs/securing/chap6sec73.html

As for pitfalls, I don't really see any outside of forensics.  All the atime option does is keep track of when a file is read (accessed).

Chris


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