Hi This is been identified as a common issue in several web sites and have suggested to use following command to configure with custom file descriptor size. ./configure --enable-max_filedesc=4096 --prefix=/usr/local/squid will this work ? Thank you Shaine Shaine wrote: > > Hi > > Actually i stuck in this problem , and I had to test in deeply by having > more debug sessions.finally i got the following message form squid > > "WARNING! Your cache is running out of filedescriptors" > > i googled and found some informations in following url, > http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/squid-proxy-server-running-out-filedescriptors/ > > It says , define max_filedesc value in squid.conf, but in squid.conf there > is no such directive. where to put this entry ? i am using squid 3.0. > > Thank you > Shiane > > > > > > Henrik Nordstrom-5 wrote: >> >> >> sön 2008-07-20 klockan 22:58 -0700 skrev Shaine: >>> when its happens , in squid debug mode , i can see following messages, >>> >>> 2008/07/21 04:46:17| Redirector Result: >>> �http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/squid-proxy-server-running-out-filedescriptors/ޤ; >>> 2008/07/21 04:46:17| WARNING: redirector #1 (FD 6) >>> exitedhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/squid-proxy-server-running-out-filedescriptors/ >> >> Your url rewriter is crashing/exiting for some reason. It SHOULD NOT >> exit until Squid closes it's input. >> >> Squid should recover however by starting a new set of url rewrites when >> too many of them have crashed/exited. >> >> Regards >> Henrik >> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Url-Re-director-Fails-tp18480094p18608699.html Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.