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    How do I delete the cache of Squid

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      noremacyug
      last edited by

      @firefox:

      i am also using squid3
      didnt find clear cache option

      how do i use ssh ?

      it's easy.  go to "system -> advanced -> admin access" and make sure to tick the "enable secure shell" box.  then click save.  next, download a program called winscp, its free.  once you've installed winscp, run it and click on "session" on the tree.  put in your "hostname" which will be your pfsense box ip, the default port number of 22 is what pfsense is set to unless you changed it somehow.  put your "root" username and password in and hit login.  you should get a prompt regarding a key or something, just accept it.  you can then browse your pfsense box's file system on the right pane.  the left pane is your computers file system.

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        firefox
        last edited by

        i am using linux ubuntu

        Is there a parallel software to winscp for linux

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          Metu69salemi
          last edited by

          scp on command line at least if not any other

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            dataking
            last edited by

            @firefox:

            i am using linux ubuntu

            Is there a parallel software to winscp for linux

            Open up a terminal and

            ssh admin@yourpfssensebox
            
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              firefox
              last edited by

              i use this command
              and i got to this

              1. Logout (SSH only)                                8) Shell
              2. Assign Interfaces                                9) pfTop
              3. Set interface(s) IP address                  10) Filter Logs
              4. Reset webConfigurator password      11) Restart webConfigurator
              5. Reset to factory defaults                    12) pfSense Developer Shell
              6. Reboot system                                    13) Upgrade from console
              7. Halt system                                        14) Disable Secure Shell (sshd)
              8. Ping host

              this is the same screen i have in the old computer i install pfsense
              how i can see squid cache from here ?

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                Metu69salemi
                last edited by

                at least press 8 to go shell. But i don't know any further

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                  dataking
                  last edited by

                  @Metu69salemi:

                  at least press 8 to go shell. But i don't know any further

                  `cd /var/squid/cache`, `rm -rf *`??
                  
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                    firefox
                    last edited by

                    i get an error says
                    there to many Parameters

                    `cd /var/squid/cache`, `rm -rf *`??
                    
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                      Metu69salemi
                      last edited by

                      I've read this that you have to use several phases
                      first

                      
                      cd /var/squid/cache
                      
                      

                      and then

                      rm -rf *
                      
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                        firefox
                        last edited by

                        It did not do anything
                        the mark go only one line down

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                          fluca1978
                          last edited by

                          You have to stop squid, then from  a shell the command

                          squid -z
                          

                          should suffice (it recreates the swap area, and therefore should clean also the cache).

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