RedHatLinux9 installation configuration Squid

Software environment: RedHatLinux9 on the Squid homepage www.squid-cache.org download the latest Squid2.5-STABLE5 for compilation. Step: 1.download the latest source file squid-2.5.stable5.src.tar.gz placed in the/usr/local directory 2. Log On As root and execute the following command: cd/usr/localtar-zxvfSquid-2.5.STABLE

Software environment: RedHat Linux 9
On the Squid home page www.squid-cache.org download the latest Squid 2.5-STABLE5 for compilation.

Steps:
1. download the latest version of the source file Squid-2.5.STABLE5.src.tar.gz placed in the/usr/local directory

2. Log On As the root user and run the following command:
Cd/usr/local
Tar-zxvf Squid-2.5.STABLE5.src.tar.gz
Generate extract file Squid-2.5.STABLE5
Go to the Squid-2.5.STABLE5 directory for compilation
# Cd/usr/local/squid *
#./Configure -- prefix =/usr/local/squid
# Make
# Make install

3. After the above two steps are completed, the entire Squid program should be installed in the/usr/local/squid directory, but other actions are still required.

4. Enter the directory/usr/local, run the following command as root, and change the owner of the entire Squid directory to school: school.
# Cd/usr/local
# Chown-R school: school squid

5. modify the configuration information of squid. conf.
# Su school
$ Cd/usr/local/squid
$ Vi etc/squid. conf
Http_port 8080
Cache_peer 10.10.2.53 parent 6666 7 login = username: password default no-query
Cache_mem 60 MB
Cache_mgr zdysgs@zju.edu.cn
Dns_nameservers 10.10.0.21
Visible_hostname zdysgs.zju.edu.cn
Cache_dir ufs/usr/local/squid/var/cache 500 16 256
Http_access allow all
Never_direct allow all
Error_directory/usr/local/squid/share/errors/Simplify_Chinese
Cache_swap_low 80
Cache_swap_high 97 is the threshold value for cache replacement. When 97% of the cache is occupied, the content in the cache is cleared by 20%.

6. Run su as the school and enter the/usr/local/squid/bin directory. Run # squid-z to create the cache swap directory.
# Su school
$ Cd/usr/local/squid/sbin
$./Squid-z
$./Squid
Command to check whether squid is running normally
$ Netstat-ntl
Tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0: 8080 0.0.0.0: * LISTEN
The above information indicates that squid has started properly.
Command to stop squid running:
$ Usr/local/squid/sbin-k shutdown
So far, this proxy server can be used normally, but does not have the user authentication function. The following describes how to use the ncsa user authentication function.