Re: [squid-users] Squid inactive but pid file exist

don't you think your problem is "Too few ntlmauthenticator processes are
running"

have u considered upgrading to the latest stable release 2.6 stable2 i think

Quoting Antonello PAPA <anto.papa@inwind.it>:

> the problem is solved.
> The cache.log said:
>
> "2006/08/02 09:11:04| Performing DNS Tests...
> FATAL: ipcache_init: DNS name lookup tests failed.
> Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE9): Terminated abnormally"
>
> then i started squid with -D option and after restarted squid the cache.log
> said
>
> "2006/08/02 09:35:00| WARNING: ntlmauthenticator #1 (FD 6) exited
> 2006/08/02 09:35:00| WARNING: ntlmauthenticator #2 (FD 7) exited
> 2006/08/02 09:35:00| WARNING: ntlmauthenticator #3 (FD 8) exited
> 2006/08/02 09:35:00| Too few ntlmauthenticator processes are running
> FATAL: The ntlmauthenticator helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!
> Squid Cache (Version 2.5.STABLE9): Terminated abnormally."
>
> So the problem is something on ntlm_auth and i don't know how to solve. I
> will search.
>
> I have removed the squid.pid file and commented the ntlm_auth row in the
> squid.conf file and so
> squid is started in the rigth way.
> Tanks for help
>
> At 06.51 02/08/2006, you wrote:
> >do you get any errors with "squid -k parse"
> >
> >try "tail -f /path/to/squid/logs/cache.log" when starting squid" to see
> >what is
> >happening when you start squid.
> >
> >Quoting Antonello PAPA <anto.papa@inwind.it>:
> >
> > > Plese help!
> > > I'm usig FC4 and Squid 2.5STABLE9. I can't start squid. The squid.out
> say:
> > > "no running Copy".
> > > If I do "ps aux | grep squid" I don't find any squid pid.
> > > The GUI for starting the services say: "squid inactive but pid file
> > exist"
> > > If I remove the pid file the GUI sai: "squid inactive but subsys locked"
> > > Them if I restart squid from the GUI I get only one pid file and I think
> > > there should be two. But it doesn't work.
> > > It appens when I was using a configuration with some errors usig
> ntlm_auth.
> > > It appens again and I don't know what to do. The first time I
> reinstalled
> > > all linux box.
> > > thanks
> > > Antonello
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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