Re: [squid-users] Refusing connections during squid -k reconfigure

Emil Mikulic wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I need to periodically restart a bunch of url_rewrite_programs.
>
> If I issue "squid -k reconfigure" then there is a short window (~5 secs)
> during which squid refuses connections! Is there a way to tell squid to
> recycle its children without outright refusing connections, to just
> delay processing them?
>
> --Emil

If the delay between starting and stopping is long enough and can be
done with X + random-time offset. Squid will cope with some helpers
simply stopping and resumes them.

I would advise testing this well in a controlled environment first.

Amos

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