Re: [squid-users] Memory

Gert Brits wrote:

>Your cache_mem will stop it from crashing. The cache server just gets
>slower.
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>Is it a good idea to restart squid on a regular basis ... I am running mrtg
>and it has shown an interrupted increase in memory usage since I started
>.... Just curious if this will max out .. or if it will go untill it crashes
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The cache_mem will not limit the total amount of memory
that Squid uses, it's only for retrieved objects in memory.

see this: http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-11.html#ss11.17

Emilio C.