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13.9 Exercises

  • Configure Squid so that it doesn't create any log files, except for the swap.state file(s).

  • Write a simple Perl or awk script to calculate your cache hit ratio from access.log.

  • How does an "access denied" response appear in the access.log?

  • Does store.log have the same number of, more, or fewer, entries than access.log?

  • Take a file number from store.log and find the corresponding file in the disk cache. Examine the file and make sure you've found the correct response.

  • Develop and implement a policy for archiving old cache log files. Consider where and how they will be stored, for how long, and who has permission to access them.



    		Preface
    		Chapter 1. Introduction
    		Chapter 2. Getting Squid
    		Chapter 3. Compiling and Installing
    		Chapter 4. Configuration Guide for the Eager
    		Chapter 5. Running Squid
    		Chapter 6. All About Access Controls
    		Chapter 7. Disk Cache Basics
    		Chapter 8. Advanced Disk Cache Topics
    		Chapter 9. Interception Caching
    		Chapter 10. Talking to Other Squids
    		Chapter 11. Redirectors
    		Chapter 12. Authentication Helpers
    		Chapter 13. Log Files
    		13.1 cache.log
    		13.2 access.log
    		13.3 store.log
    		13.4 referer.log
    		13.5 useragent.log
    		13.6 swap.state
    		13.7 Rotating the Log Files
    		13.8 Privacy and Security
    		13.9 Exercises
    		Chapter 14. Monitoring Squid
    		Chapter 15. Server Accelerator Mode
    		Chapter 16. Debugging and Troubleshooting
    		Appendix A. Config File Reference
    		Appendix B. The Memory Cache
    		Appendix C. Delay Pools
    		Appendix D. Filesystem Performance Benchmarks
    		Appendix E. Squid on Windows
    		Appendix F. Configuring Squid Clients