> -----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
