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    Squidguard working, but squid not? Is it possible?

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    • N
      Nachtfalke
      last edited by

      I do not understand what you want to tell with this line:

      But I feel like my squid is not doing its job because everytime I check my speedtest, it doesn't give me my LAN's 100Mbps download speed, only the ISP's download speed which is <1Mbps.
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        jikjik101
        last edited by

        Hi Nachtfalke,

        Before, with my previous pfsense box, when I do a speed test, it always shows a 100Mbps in the download because it gets from the cache. But with my current box, it always shows my WAN's speed only. So I was thinking that my squid doesn't work. Don't bother with the different ISPs.

        My previous box:

        My current box:

        I tried a fresh install of my pfsense in my vostro 220 with 3 NICs, and installed squid only. But I always get this "No running copy" error.

        php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Creating squid cache subdirs in /var/squid/cache
        Nov 22 23:21:47 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k shutdown' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: No running copy'
        Nov 22 23:21:52 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k kill' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: No running copy'
        Nov 22 23:21:52 squid[55108]: Failed to make swap directory /var/squid/cache/00: (13) Permission denied
        Nov 22 23:21:52 kernel: pid 55108 (squid), uid 100: exited on signal 6
        Nov 22 23:21:52 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Stopping any running proxy monitors
        Nov 22 23:21:53 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Creating squid cache subdirs in /var/squid/cache
        Nov 22 23:21:53 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k shutdown' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: Could not read pid file /var/squid/logs/squid.pid: (13) Permission denied'
        Nov 22 23:21:58 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k kill' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: Could not read pid file /var/squid/logs/squid.pid: (13) Permission denied'
        Nov 22 23:21:58 squid[59133]: Failed to make swap directory /var/squid/cache/00: (13) Permission denied
        Nov 22 23:21:58 kernel: pid 59133 (squid), uid 100: exited on signal 6
        Nov 22 23:21:58 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Starting Squid
        Nov 22 23:21:58 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Starting a proxy monitor script
        Nov 22 23:21:58 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
        Nov 22 23:21:58 squid[61658]: Squid Parent: child process 62078 started
        Nov 22 23:21:58 squid[62078]: Cannot open '/var/squid/logs/access.log' for writing. The parent directory must be writeable by the user 'squid', which is the cache_effective_user set in squid.conf.
        Nov 22 23:21:58 squid[61658]: Squid Parent: child process 62078 exited due to signal 6
        Nov 22 23:21:58 kernel: pid 62078 (squid), uid 100: exited on signal 6
        Nov 22 23:21:58 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Creating squid cache subdirs in /var/squid/cache
        Nov 22 23:21:58 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k shutdown' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: No running copy'
        Nov 22 23:22:01 squid[61658]: Squid Parent: child process 62511 started
        Nov 22 23:22:01 squid[62511]: Failed to verify one of the swap directories, Check cache.log for details. Run 'squid -z' to create swap directories if needed, or if running Squid for the first time.
        Nov 22 23:22:01 kernel: pid 62511 (squid), uid 62: exited on signal 6
        Nov 22 23:22:01 squid[61658]: Squid Parent: child process 62511 exited due to signal 6
        Nov 22 23:22:03 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k kill' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: No running copy'
        Nov 22 23:22:04 squid[61658]: Squid Parent: child process 8506 started
        Nov 22 23:22:04 squid[8506]: Failed to verify one of the swap directories, Check cache.log for details. Run 'squid -z' to create swap directories if needed, or if running Squid for the first time.
        Nov 22 23:22:04 kernel: pid 8506 (squid), uid 62: exited on signal 6
        Nov 22 23:22:04 squid[61658]: Squid Parent: child process 8506 exited due to signal 6
        Nov 22 23:22:07 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Reloading Squid for configuration sync
        Nov 22 23:22:07 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k reconfigure' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: No running copy' Nov 22 23:22:07 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
        Nov 22 23:22:07 squid[61658]: Squid Parent: child process 12101 started
        Nov 22 23:22:07 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Reloading Squid for configuration sync
        Nov 22 23:22:07 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: The command '/usr/local/sbin/squid -k reconfigure' returned exit code '1', the output was 'squid: ERROR: No running copy'
        Nov 22 23:22:07 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
        Nov 22 23:22:08 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
        Nov 22 23:22:10 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
        Nov 22 23:22:26 php: /pkg_edit.php: Reloading Squid for configuration sync
        Nov 22 23:22:26 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
        Nov 22 23:22:26 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
        Nov 22 23:22:26 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
        Nov 22 23:22:26 php: /pkg_edit.php: Reloading Squid for configuration sync Nov 22 23:23:09 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall

        I read some clues here (http://www.comfsm.fm/computing/squid/FAQ-11.html#ss11.43) but I don't know what command to enter in the shell. I am not familiar with FreeBSD/squid commands. I read the command last night but now I forgot where I've seen it. It looks like ps -f | ….
        I really don't know if this is the right solution to my problem. Or worse, if there really exists a problem.  ???

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          jikjik101
          last edited by

          Hoping that there is still hope, I installed the lusca-cache.

          And viola!!!

          It seems that squid was able to save it to cache but not able to pull/get the cached file.

          Or maybe with the squid installation. I don't know how to find the problem. Here's the syslog of lusca-cache installation. "ERROR: No running copy" is absent in the log.

          Nov 23 16:38:04 php: /pkg_edit.php: squid config synchronized and squid reconfigured
          Nov 23 16:38:04 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
          Nov 23 16:38:04 php: /pkg_edit.php: process "squid -D" running at "24836 /usr/local/sbin/squid -D "
          Nov 23 16:38:04 php: /pkg_edit.php: process "proxy_monitor.sh" running at "133 /bin/sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/proxy_monitor.sh "
          Nov 23 16:38:04 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
          Nov 23 16:37:26 php: /pkg_edit.php: squid config synchronized and squid reconfigured
          Nov 23 16:37:26 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
          Nov 23 16:37:26 php: /pkg_edit.php: process "squid -D" running at "24836 /usr/local/sbin/squid -D "
          Nov 23 16:37:26 php: /pkg_edit.php: process "proxy_monitor.sh" running at "133 /bin/sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/proxy_monitor.sh "
          Nov 23 16:37:26 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
          Nov 23 16:37:19 squid[24836]: Squid Parent: child process 25334 started
          Nov 23 16:37:18 php: /pkg_edit.php: Creating squid cache dir and files
          Nov 23 16:37:18 php: /pkg_edit.php: process "squid -D" running at ""
          Nov 23 16:37:18 squid[52946]: Squid Parent: child process 53381 exited with status 0
          Nov 23 16:37:17 php: /pkg_edit.php: Waiting squid to shutdown before creating squid cache dir
          Nov 23 16:37:17 php: /pkg_edit.php: process "squid -D" running at "52946 /usr/local/sbin/squid -D "
          Nov 23 16:37:17 php: /pkg_edit.php: squid config synchronized
          Nov 23 16:37:17 php: /pkg_edit.php: process "proxy_monitor.sh" running at ""
          Nov 23 16:37:17 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
          Nov 23 16:34:48 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
          Nov 23 16:34:48 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
          Nov 23 16:34:47 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: squid config synchronized and squid reconfigured
          Nov 23 16:34:47 check_reload_status: Reloading filter
          Nov 23 16:34:47 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: process "squid -D" running at "52946 /usr/local/sbin/squid -D "
          Nov 23 16:34:47 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: process "proxy_monitor.sh" running at "56876 /bin/sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/proxy_monitor.sh start "
          Nov 23 16:34:47 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: squid.xml install_command done
          Nov 23 16:34:46 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
          Nov 23 16:34:46 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: squid.xml install_command
          Nov 23 16:31:59 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall
          Nov 23 16:31:58 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Beginning package installation for lusca-cache.
          Nov 23 16:31:55 check_reload_status: Syncing firewall

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          • N
            Nachtfalke
            last edited by

            My squid isn't caching anything on speedtest.net but it is caching other files like it should.
            So I don't think it is an "error".

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              jikjik101
              last edited by

              I see. Maybe I am used to caching videos and the speedtest.net.
              How to check if squid is running? I read about the cachemgr and the Monitoring Squid Status in the sticky note, but I can't understand a thing.

              But I am more curios about the No running copy error. Is that a common error?

              Is there is an easier way to check if squid is running/functioning correctly without doing additional installation or configurations?

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                Metu69salemi
                last edited by

                If i remember right there might also be situation, where site send don't cache instructions to proxy. so some sites wont work in cached mode no matter what

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                  jikjik101
                  last edited by

                  Thanks for that info. I removed lusca-cache and return to the original squid. I don't care now about speedtest as long as squid is running. It makes my system "faster".

                  I forgot about lightsquid to check if squid is running or not. :D

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                    mohanrao83
                    last edited by

                    anybody can help i a have formated my pfsense server 2-3 times still my problem is not solved.

                    This is my squid settings:
                    Interface: LAN
                    Allow users: checked
                    Transparent: checked
                    Enabled logging: checked
                    Log store directory: /var/squid/log
                    Proxy port: 3128

                    when i checked Allow users on interface to all user's Internet was not working and there browser message is "THE CONNECTION WAS RESET"
                    then when i uncheck this option Allow users on interface internet was working fine.

                    what i do any idea.

                    really its very tipical problem..

                    my mail id is mohanrao83@gmail.com

                    i waiting for positive response from any body.

                    its very helpful for me.

                    Thanks

                    A Mohan Rao

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                      jikjik101
                      last edited by

                      @mohanrao83 : do you have other packages installed aside from squid?

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                        mohanrao83
                        last edited by

                        yes first in install package squid , squid guard then light squid.
                        then reboot server then check user's have same message.

                        Thnx

                        Mohan

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                          jikjik101
                          last edited by

                          maybe you don't put a pass rule in your squidguard.

                          try searching the forum for squid+squidguard config.
                          you can also refer to this: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,40233.msg212828.html#msg212828

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