You've stated as the below was how you were starting Squid. [root@maya ~]# /etc/init.d/squid start Starting squid: .................... [FAILED] ...... Try to see if there is a "/etc/rc.d/init.d" instead, and then edit "squid" to find where it's looking for the PID file. Also, please uncomment "http_access deny to_localhost", and I am assuming that your local network in question is 10.10.10.0-255? Recommended Reading about ACL's and http_access controls -- http://www.visolve.com/squid/squid27/accesscontrols.php#top --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/29/2010 2:57 PM >>> There is no "init.d" folder within the "etc" directory. Here are my http_access lines: ############################################################ # http_access deny all ############################################################# #Recommended minimum configuration: ############################################################# # Only allow cachemgr access from localhost ############################################################ http_access allow manager localhost ############################################################ http_access deny manager ############################################################ # Deny requests to unknown ports ############################################################ http_access deny !Safe_ports ############################################################ # Deny CONNECT to other than SSL ports ############################################################ http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports ############################################################ # We strongly recommend the following be uncommented to protect innocent # web applications running on the proxy server who think the only # one who can access services on "localhost" is a local user #http_access deny to_localhost # # INSERT YOUR OWN RULE(S) HERE TO ALLOW ACCESS FROM YOUR CLIENTS # Example rule allowing access from your local networks. # Adapt localnet in the ACL section to list your (internal) IP networks # from where browsing should be allowed ############################################################ http_access allow localnet ############################################################ # And finally deny all other access to this proxy ############################################################ http_access allow localhost ############################################################ http_access deny all ############################################################ -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 7:14 AM To: Charles Roper Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Allow untrusted ssl connections For the startup issue, edit the /etc/init.d/squid - script and check the PID file path. It may not be pointing to the Squid path of /var/log/squid/run, which I also believe is configurable by /etc/squid/squid.conf. For the access issue, paste your http_access lines, and please use '#' comments above each set of lines to be sure. --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 5:01 PM >>> Chad - I really appreciate your help. I configured ACL as you suggested, uncommented the line you requested, and Firefox is throwing errors again. acl Safe_ports port 2087# whm acl SSL_ports port 2087# whm acl Safe_ports port 2083# cpanel acl SSL_ports port 2083# cpanel acl Safe_ports port 2096# webmail acl SSL_ports port 2096# webmail Firefox error: ------------------------------------------------------ The connection has timed out The server at x.x.x.x is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. --------------------------------------------------------- *That was trying to connect via https over port 2083. (regarding the commenting out of the !SSL line, is that insecure even though I'm the only one who will ever be accessing this proxy server?) Regarding the starting/stopping... I issued the commands you suggested and deleted PID file. Although Squid does start, it still reports as "Failed" for some reason. [root@maya ~]# ps -aux | grep squid Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.7/FAQ root 3671 0.0 0.0 3920 692 pts/0 S+ 13:52 0:00 grep squid [root@maya ~]# /etc/init.d/squid start Starting squid: .................... [FAILED] [root@maya ~]# ps -aux | grep squid Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.7/FAQ root 3681 0.0 0.1 7952 1128 ? Ss 13:53 0:00 squid -D squid 3683 0.0 0.6 10668 6444 ? S 13:53 0:00 (squid) -D squid 3685 0.0 0.0 1520 216 ? S 13:53 0:00 (unlinkd) root 3713 0.0 0.0 3920 692 pts/0 S+ 13:58 0:00 grep squid -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 1:42 PM To: Charles Roper Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Allow untrusted ssl connections Make sure squid is not running, by doing a: "ps -aux | grep squid", and then delete the PID file. ALSO, do NOT comment that line out. Simply add the port(s) that you are using to the ACL, as opposed to just port 443, by simply adding lines. Example for Novell's Remote Manager, etc. By default Squid only allows selected ports in the same manner. acl Safe_ports port 8008 acl Safe_ports port 8009 acl SSL_ports port 8009 In your case, I am assuming you should use: acl SSL_ports port 2096 --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 4:34 PM >>> Ok, I've upgraded to 2.7 STABLE9, created that directory you mentioned, and I can get it to start via "# squid start" For some reason, "# /etc/init.d/squid start" and "# /etc/init.d/squid restart" just time out with "FAILED" ... but at least it's starting now. I'm also having problems stopping: [root@maya ~]# squid stop 2010/12/28 13:24:44| Squid is already running! Process ID 3333 I think I fixed the "untrusted connection" issue by commenting out the following line: http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports **note, I tried that in v2.6 and it didn't make a difference** Any ideas on how I can resolve the starting/stopping problems I'm now experiencing? Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 12:16 PM To: Charles Roper Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Allow untrusted ssl connections Looks like the default settings. Perhaps someone can also chip in some configuration suggestions, but I do notice that the PID file directory might not exist, or squid doesn't have access to it. --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 2:28 PM >>> Well, with a little help, I was able to update to 2.7, but now I can't start it. Here is cache.log: ---------------------------------------------- 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Starting Squid Cache version 2.7.STABLE9 for i386-redhat-linux-gnu... 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Process ID 3202 2010/12/28 04:20:12| With 1024 file descriptors available 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Using epoll for the IO loop 2010/12/28 04:20:12| DNS Socket created at 0.0.0.0, port 53333, FD 6 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Adding nameserver 10.10.10.1 from /etc/resolv.conf 2010/12/28 04:20:12| User-Agent logging is disabled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Referer logging is disabled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| logfileOpen: opening log /var/log/squid/access.log 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Unlinkd pipe opened on FD 11 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Swap maxSize 2048000 + 262144 KB, estimated 177703 objects 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Target number of buckets: 8885 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Using 16384 Store buckets 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Max Mem size: 262144 KB 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Max Swap size: 2048000 KB 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Local cache digest enabled; rebuild/rewrite every 3600/3600 sec 2010/12/28 04:20:12| logfileOpen: opening log /var/log/squid/store.log 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Rebuilding storage in /var/spool/squid (DIRTY) 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Using Least Load store dir selection 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Set Current Directory to /var/spool/squid 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Loaded Icons. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Accepting proxy HTTP connections at 0.0.0.0, port 8080, FD 13. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Accepting ICP messages at 0.0.0.0, port 3130, FD 14. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| WCCP Disabled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| /var/log/squid/run/squid.pid: (2) No such file or directory 2010/12/28 04:20:12| WARNING: Could not write pid file 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Ready to serve requests. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Done reading /var/spool/squid swaplog (747 entries) 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Finished rebuilding storage from disk. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 747 Entries scanned 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Invalid entries. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 With invalid flags. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 747 Objects loaded. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Objects expired. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Objects cancelled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Duplicate URLs purged. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Swapfile clashes avoided. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Took 0.3 seconds (2547.6 objects/sec). 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Beginning Validation Procedure 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Completed Validation Procedure 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Validated 747 Entries 2010/12/28 04:20:12| store_swap_size = 7200k 2010/12/28 04:20:13| storeLateRelease: released 0 objects ---------------------------------------------------------- You just want me to copy/paste squid.conf? -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:47 AM To: Charles Roper Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Allow untrusted ssl connections Okay, then please simply post the current squid.conf first -- chances are, it sounds like its not configured correctly, between that, and your browser configuration. --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 1:23 PM >>> Any advice on how best to do that? This is my first linux box and I created it precisely to use it as a Squid Proxy. This steep learning curve is kind of intimidating :/ -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:05 AM To: Charles Roper Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Allow untrusted ssl connections Okay ... Firstly, you should probably compile an updated version of Squid, using either the 2.7 or 3.1 branch from http://www.squid-cache.org, and then install it. That version of Squid is probably only current for your install of CentOS. Then post your configuration, it should be under /etc/squid, called squid.conf. --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 12:52 PM >>> Of course, sorry. squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.i386 CentOS release 5.5 (Final) When I try to install the latest stable version using "yum install squid", I get this: ------------------------------------------ # yum install squid Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * addons: mirror.stanford.edu * base: mirrors.usc.edu * extras: mirror.its.uidaho.edu * updates: mirror.its.uidaho.edu Setting up Install Process Package 7:squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.i386 already installed and latest version Nothing to do -------------------------------------------- Is there another way I should be updating? Thanks for the reply! -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:48 AM To: Charles Roper; squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Allow untrusted ssl connections Can you report back with your version of Squid, and configuration? --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> Charles Roper <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 12:33 PM >>> Hello, I'm using Squid Proxy to access my home network while I'm away from the house ... I'm running into a bit of trouble with SSL connections. Using just a plain 'ol connection to the internet, occasionally , Firefox will warn me of "Untrusted Connection" on certain websites that I visit. I believe this is due to either invalid SSL certs or self-signed SSL certs. Either way, I do trust these sites ... some of them are my own! I tell Firefox that it's ok and it will let me view the sites as normal. The problem arises when I try to access those same sites through my home Squid Proxy instead of directly connecting to the internet. When I do that, Firefox throws a "Problem loading page error" : ------------------------------ Unable to connect Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 8.8.8.8:2096. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. ----------------------------- I'm assuming this is a security configuration, but I really need to be able to access those sites through Squid Proxy. For years, I've been using OpenSSH with SpoonProxy (Windows-based) and it worked flawlessly, but this week I thought I'd make the switch to Squid Proxy to see if I noticed any improvements. 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