Re: [squid-users] squid -k rotate restarts url_rewriters!

martin perner wrote:
> Chris Woodfield wrote:
>> I just put a squid system with url_rewriter children into production.
>> Alongside this we have a script that regularly runs squid -k rotate,
>> then FTPs the log.1 files to a remote site for backup/processing.
>>
>> The issue I've noticed is that every time squid -k rotate is run,
>> squid also stops and restarts all of its url_rewriter children. While
>> this happens fairly quickly, it's a step I'd rather not have it do if
>> necessary, particularly under the load these boxes are expected to be
>> able to handle.
>>
>> Consider this a feature request (and if 3.0 does this already, please
>> let me know): do not restart url_rewriter children on a USR1 signal
>> (or whichever signal squid -k rotate sends in 2.6 STABLE18).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -C
>
> If you use syslog for the logging you don't need squid -k rotate to
> rotate the logs.

You will however still need squid -k rotate to clean up the temporary
state objects. Including swap.state journal logs.

Amos

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