Re: [SQU] feature request

----- Original Message -----
From: "Florin Andrei" <florin125@hotmail.com>
To: <squid-users@ircache.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 9:04 AM
Subject: [SQU] feature request

> I'm experimenting with Squid on a nifty SGI 1200 box, running Red Hat Linux
> 7.0 ;-) I have 4 HDDs, one for the system, and the other 3 just for Squid (3
> separate cache_dir's).
>
> I've noticed that, if you add a new cache_dir and run "squid -z", the new
> swap dirs are created, and the old cache is preserved. This is fine. But...
> Imagine this scenario:
> You have a nice Unix box with hot-pluggable HDDs. You hot-add a new HDD in
> the system, and you want to dedicate it to Squid. But your proxy service is
> a critical one, so you don't want to stop Squid. If you try to run "squid
> -z", you get "...already running" and stuff like that.

create a new squid.conf with a separate squid.pid file entry (or an entry of none). In that config put just the new cache_dir (and
not the existing ones).

now run squid with the -f option and -z.

Then edit your normal squid.conf file, add the new cache_dir to it. then run squid -k reconf...

Rob

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