Squid

Installing Squid

yum -y install squid

Running Squid

To update a running demon with the current config file.

squid -k reconfigure

To shutdown a running demon.

squid -k check && squid -k shutdown

Using Yum with squid

http_proxy=192.168.1.1:3128 && export http_proxy && yum update && http_proxy= && export http_proxy

Or...

export http_proxy=192.168.1.1:3128
yum update

Resources for Squid

• Squid Access Report
• Squid Graph
• Read/Delete the cache
• Squid Wiki
• Configuration Guide
• User Guide
• Squid Version Guide
• Squid+ClamAV

Configuration Examples for Squid

• Configuring a Squid Server to authenticate off Active Directory