Dear Sir, The problem has been solved. Thanks for the pointers given by you. It was a problem permissions on 'cache.state' file in the 'cache' directory. I am unable to follow as to how the persmisiosns on this file was changed to 'readonly'. It works like charm now. Though reinstallation had solved the problem. But the reason why it failed to start was to be known. Best Regards On 12/09/06, Santosh Rani <santoshballey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, the problem is reflected in cache log. Out of many lines I am submitting only the lines reflecting problem. It reads as under: FATAL: storeUfsDirOpenSwapLog: Failed to open swap log. Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE7-NT): Terminated abnormally. Cache_dir configuration is as under: echo # TAG: cache_dir >> %CONFFILE% echo # Usage: >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_dir Type Directory-Name Fs-specific-data [options] >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_dir diskd Maxobjsize Directory-Name MB L1 L2 Q1 Q2 >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # You can specify multiple cache_dir lines to spread the >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache among different disk partitions. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # Type specifies the kind of storage system to use. Only "ufs" >> %CONFFILE% echo # is built by default. To eanble any of the other storage systems >> %CONFFILE% echo # see the --enable-storeio configure option. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # 'Directory' is a top-level directory where cache swap >> %CONFFILE% echo # files will be stored. If you want to use an entire disk >> %CONFFILE% echo # for caching, then this can be the mount-point directory. >> %CONFFILE% echo # The directory must exist and be writable by the Squid >> %CONFFILE% echo # process. Squid will NOT create this directory for you. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # The ufs store type: >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # "ufs" is the old well-known Squid storage format that has always >> %CONFFILE% echo # been there. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_dir ufs Directory-Name Mbytes L1 L2 [options] >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # 'Mbytes' is the amount of disk space MB to use under this >> %CONFFILE% echo # directory. The default is 100 MB. Change this to suit your >> %CONFFILE% echo # configuration. Do NOT put the size of your disk drive here. >> %CONFFILE% echo # Instead, if you want Squid to use the entire disk drive, >> %CONFFILE% echo # subtract 20 Percent and use that value. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # 'Level-1' is the number of first-level subdirectories which >> %CONFFILE% echo # will be created under the 'Directory'. The default is 16. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # 'Level-2' is the number of second-level subdirectories which >> %CONFFILE% echo # will be created under each first-level directory. The default >> %CONFFILE% echo # is 256. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # The aufs store type: >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # "aufs" uses the same storage format as "ufs", utilizing >> %CONFFILE% echo # POSIX-threads to avoid blocking the main Squid process on >> %CONFFILE% echo # disk-I/O. This was formerly known in Squid as async-io. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_dir aufs Directory-Name Mbytes L1 L2 [options] >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # see argument descriptions under ufs above >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # The awin32 store type: >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # "awin32" uses the same storage format as "ufs", utilizing >> %CONFFILE% echo # WIN32-threads to avoid blocking the main Squid process on >> %CONFFILE% echo # disk-I/O. This was formerly known in Squid as async-io. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_dir awin32 Directory-Name Mbytes L1 L2 [options] >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # see argument descriptions under ufs above >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # The diskd store type: >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # "diskd" uses the same storage format as "ufs", utilizing a >> %CONFFILE% echo # separate process to avoid blocking the main Squid process on >> %CONFFILE% echo # disk-I/O. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_dir diskd Directory-Name Mbytes L1 L2 [options] [Q1=n] [Q2=n] >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # see argument descriptions under ufs above >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # Q1 specifies the number of unacknowledged I/O requests when Squid >> %CONFFILE% echo # stops opening new files. If this many messages are in the queues, >> %CONFFILE% echo # Squid won't open new files. Default is 64 >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # Q2 specifies the number of unacknowledged messages when Squid >> %CONFFILE% echo # starts blocking. If this many messages are in the queues, >> %CONFFILE% echo # Squid blocks until it recevies some replies. Default is 72 >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # Common options: >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # read-only, this cache_dir is read only. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # max-size=n, refers to the max object size this storedir supports. >> %CONFFILE% echo # It is used to initially choose the storedir to dump the object. >> %CONFFILE% echo # Note: To make optimal use of the max-size limits you should order >> %CONFFILE% echo # the cache_dir lines with the smallest max-size value first and the >> %CONFFILE% echo # ones with no max-size specification last. >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # Default: >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_dir ufs c:/squid/var/cache 100 16 256 >> %CONFFILE% echo cache_dir ufs %APPDIR%/cache 5000 16 256 >> %CONFFILE% echo # TAG: cache_access_log >> %CONFFILE% echo # Logs the client request activity. Contains an entry for >> %CONFFILE% echo # every HTTP and ICP queries received. To disable, enter "none". >> %CONFFILE% echo # >> %CONFFILE% echo # Default: >> %CONFFILE% echo # cache_access_log c:/squid/var/logs/access.log >> %CONFFILE% echo cache_access_log %APPDIR%/log/access.log >> %CONFFILE% Best Regards On 11/09/06, Guido Serassio <guido.serassio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > At 14.33 11/09/2006, Santosh Rani wrote: > >Normally, Squid would start when Computer is switched ON. But today it > >refused to start. Squid is listed in services in " Control Panel > > >Computer Administration > Services " From where if I try to start it > >manually it gives error 1067. Reinstalling squid solves the problem. > >But if I copy the same previous 'cache' directory to the new > >installation folder of Squid , it again starts giving same problem. > >I have tried using the same configuration file that I used with my > >previous installation of Squid, it works with new installation. > >My cache size as specified in squid.conf is 500 MB. The cache size has > >grown to 4500 MB. Could the error be related to this cache size? > > > >Regards > > So here we are speaking about the Windows port, correct ? > > If yes, please let we to know: > > - Windows version > - Squid version > > Nothing in cache.log file ? > And send your cache_dir configuration. > > Regards > > Guido > > > - > ======================================================== > Guido Serassio > Acme Consulting S.r.l. - Microsoft Certified Partner > Via Lucia Savarino, 1 10098 - Rivoli (TO) - ITALY > Tel. : +39.011.9530135 Fax. : +39.011.9781115 > Email: guido.serassio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > WWW: http://www.acmeconsulting.it/ > >
