On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:54:08 +0000, Nick Cairncross <Nick.Cairncross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi List, > > Just a quick question; I've re-read the following a number of times and > think I've confused myself: > > The startup= and idle= options permit some skew in the exact amount > run. A minimum of startup=N will begin during startup and > reconfigure > and Squid will start more in groups of up to idle=N in an attempt > to meet > traffic needs and to keep idle=N free above those traffic needs up > to > the maximum. > > auth_param negotiate children 20 startup=0 idle=1 > > > Does this mean that if my squid.conf has.. > > auth_param negotiate children 55 startup=5 idle=10 > > ..5 children will be spawned to begin when I start squid and if they all > get used then 10 more will spawn automatically (15 total) and then another > 10 (25) and so on until 55 children have been reached and then no more will > be spawned? Or am I wrong.. You are correct. :) hmm, I think we put one "and" too many in that text. Should be a sentence break at "reconfigure. Squid" Fixing... Amos
