don't you think your problem is "Too few ntlmauthenticator processes are running" have u considered upgrading to the latest stable release 2.6 stable2 i think Quoting Antonello PAPA <anto.papa@xxxxxxxxx>: > the problem is solved. > The cache.log said: > > "2006/08/02 09:11:04| Performing DNS Tests... > FATAL: ipcache_init: DNS name lookup tests failed. > Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE9): Terminated abnormally" > > then i started squid with -D option and after restarted squid the cache.log > said > > "2006/08/02 09:35:00| WARNING: ntlmauthenticator #1 (FD 6) exited > 2006/08/02 09:35:00| WARNING: ntlmauthenticator #2 (FD 7) exited > 2006/08/02 09:35:00| WARNING: ntlmauthenticator #3 (FD 8) exited > 2006/08/02 09:35:00| Too few ntlmauthenticator processes are running > FATAL: The ntlmauthenticator helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help! > Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE9): Terminated abnormally." > > So the problem is something on ntlm_auth and i don't know how to solve. I > will search. > > I have removed the squid.pid file and commented the ntlm_auth row in the > squid.conf file and so > squid is started in the rigth way. > Tanks for help > > At 06.51 02/08/2006, you wrote: > >do you get any errors with "squid -k parse" > > > >try "tail -f /path/to/squid/logs/cache.log" when starting squid" to see > >what is > >happening when you start squid. > > > >Quoting Antonello PAPA <anto.papa@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > Plese help! > > > I'm usig FC4 and Squid 2.5STABLE9. I can't start squid. The squid.out > say: > > > "no running Copy". > > > If I do "ps aux | grep squid" I don't find any squid pid. > > > The GUI for starting the services say: "squid inactive but pid file > > exist" > > > If I remove the pid file the GUI sai: "squid inactive but subsys locked" > > > Them if I restart squid from the GUI I get only one pid file and I think > > > there should be two. But it doesn't work. > > > It appens when I was using a configuration with some errors usig > ntlm_auth. > > > It appens again and I don't know what to do. The first time I > reinstalled > > > all linux box. > > > thanks > > > Antonello > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > -- Peter Collins Wasenda Network Administrator IT Division, Corporate Services Uganda Revenue Authority P.O. Box 7279, Kampala Tel: (041)334474,334535 Mob: 0752-996477 --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.