Comments on: Squid: WARNING! Your cache is running out of filedescriptors http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/ Random pieces of code, thoughts and movie reviews Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:45:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Craig http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-52716 Craig Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:53:06 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-52716 thanks for the great tip, it sorted out our problem, 150+ local users, 400GB of cache space, hit the wall at 266G cached.. thanks for the great tip, it sorted out our problem, 150+ local users, 400GB of cache space, hit the wall at 266G cached..

]]> By: ubuntu_user http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-52573 ubuntu_user Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:33:27 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-52573 current ubuntu 10.04 (lts) has a bug an so setting SQUID_MAXFD in /etc/default/squid does not work. i changed the following line in squid.conf: from: # max_filedescriptors 0 to: max_filedescriptors 8128 restarted squid, and it works: 2010/11/13 18:24:18| Starting Squid Cache version 2.7.STABLE7 for amd64-debian-linux-gnu... 2010/11/13 18:24:18| Process ID 3312 2010/11/13 18:24:18| With 8128 file descriptors available ubuntu bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/+bug/580590 current ubuntu 10.04 (lts) has a bug an so setting SQUID_MAXFD in /etc/default/squid does not work.

i changed the following line in squid.conf:
from: # max_filedescriptors 0
to: max_filedescriptors 8128

restarted squid, and it works:
2010/11/13 18:24:18| Starting Squid Cache version 2.7.STABLE7 for amd64-debian-linux-gnu…
2010/11/13 18:24:18| Process ID 3312
2010/11/13 18:24:18| With 8128 file descriptors available

ubuntu bug report:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/+bug/580590

]]> By: vostro http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-51574 vostro Sun, 30 May 2010 11:26:56 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-51574 any idea to set it on squid 3.+ max_filedesc 4096 does not work any idea to set it on squid 3.+
max_filedesc 4096 does not work

]]> By: dedieko http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-51134 dedieko Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:27:13 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-51134 Thank you so much... I'm using IPCOP 1.4.21 + Advanced Proxy add this line: SQUID_MAXFD=8192 in /var/ipcop/proxy/advanced/acls/include.acl and the warning lines are history... Thank you so much…

I’m using IPCOP 1.4.21 + Advanced Proxy

add this line:

SQUID_MAXFD=8192

in /var/ipcop/proxy/advanced/acls/include.acl

and the warning lines are history…

]]> By: muratti66 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-51007 muratti66 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:11:57 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-51007 i dont find "/etc/init.d" and i use smoothwall ... help me ... i dont find “/etc/init.d” and i use smoothwall …
help me …

]]> By: Kulbir Saini http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-50977 Kulbir Saini Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:52:29 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-50977 thanks man !!! save a lot of time :D thanks man !!! save a lot of time :D

]]> By: Paul Goscicki http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-50754 Paul Goscicki Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:09:57 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-50754 Fixed! Thanks :) Fixed! Thanks :)

]]> By: Steve http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-50753 Steve Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:54:40 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-50753 Omygosh, thank you, thank you, thank you, this saved me and my users so much heartache! Slight typo in the Debian instructions, the squid restart command should read: /etc/init.d/squid restart Omygosh, thank you, thank you, thank you, this saved me and my users so much heartache!

Slight typo in the Debian instructions, the squid restart command should read:
/etc/init.d/squid restart

]]> By: AA http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-50746 AA Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:56:16 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-50746 Thanks alot. It helped me in IPCOP. I used this command : SQUID_MAXFD=4096 while squid was stopped and then I started the squid and it works fine now. Thanks a bunch again. Keep it Up Please. Thanks alot. It helped me in IPCOP.

I used this command : SQUID_MAXFD=4096
while squid was stopped and then I started the squid and it works fine now.

Thanks a bunch again. Keep it Up Please.

]]> By: Dinata http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/comment-page-1/#comment-50742 Dinata Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:39:23 +0000 http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/#comment-50742 Thanks mate. I was guessing for the worse, like someone is ddos-ing my squid. Thanks mate. I was guessing for the worse, like someone is ddos-ing my squid.

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