Re: Quoting Username/Password in authenticate.c

Henrik Nordstrom wrote:

> Andrew Reid wrote:
>
> > We've been having some problems with the current version of SQUID that
> > we're using -- 2.3STABLE4. Basically, SQUID goes into a wierd mood every
> > now and again, taking up 99.99% CPU and having a funny process status.
> > In 'top', the process status shows up as 'R'. The thing can't be killed
> > in any way at all. Believe me, we've tried everything. The only thing we
> > can do to regain control of the box is to press the "Reset" button on
> > the front of the case.
>
> If you can't kill a process with "kill -9 <pid>" then there is a
> kernel/driver problem somewhere. Possibly triggered by the process but it
> is not the process that is at fault.
>
> However, I have never seen processes get stuck in 'R' (Running). A process
> in state 'R' is supposed to be killable. Are you sure it was 'R' and not
> 'D'?
>
> > We've pretty much decided that we need to look at newer versions. 2.4 or
> > even 2.3STABLE5 (if that fixes the aforementioned).
>
> If it really is true that you cannot kill squid, not even with kill -9
> <pid>, then upgrading probably won't help from this problem. But it may
> save you from a number of other Squid problems.
>
> > Essentially, we need the username and password quoted in the same style
> > as is outputted to the access log. This may be a feature that should be
> > able to be switched on and off through squid.conf.
>
> It is a very good idea. Actually I have even made a patch to
> Squid-2.2.STABLE3 once in a time but without an on/off option. (see
> http://squid.sourceforge.net/hno/patches-devel.html#wait).

I meant
http://squid.sourceforge.net/hno/patch-devel.html#wait

>
> > So, is this a reasonable proposal? Is it something that is going to be
> > too hard to implement?
>
> It is reasonable.
>
> Implementation is fairly trivial.
>
> --
> Henrik Nordström
> Squid Hacker
Received on Fri Sep 07 2001 - 01:32:30 MDT