Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-12 Thread Jack Black
I have no idea why, but all of a sudden, after reinstalling and reconfiguring squid 3.2.0.18 from scratch, my Ubuntu Server 12.04 64 bit VM started working. I really did nothing special to get it to run - just the same as I've been doing. As soon as this happened, I quickly followed the same steps

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-12 Thread Jack Black
Eureka! It appears that despite ipv6 being disabled on the Ubuntu Server OS itself, it was still interfering with the helper somehow. All I had to do was change the line in squid.conf that starts with external_acl_type to read: external_acl_type session ipv4 ... and all of a sudden, cache.log

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-12 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 13/07/2012 10:27 a.m., Jack Black wrote: Eureka! It appears that despite ipv6 being disabled on the Ubuntu Server OS itself, it was still interfering with the helper somehow. All I had to do was change the line in squid.conf that starts with external_acl_type to read: external_acl_type

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-11 Thread Jack Black
I have made a video that proves that this is not just a case of some other program getting the splash page, but it was too big for the mailing lists, so I uploaded it here: http://dxgameunit.webs.com/squid.ogv What it basically shows is: a) squid running in a CentOS VM, and access.log messages

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-11 Thread Jack Black
I just tried the same squid configuration on Ubuntu Mini remix 11.04 x64, and Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 x64 live (I didn't even bother installing it). They both work perfectly, just like CentOS. Whatever the problem is, it appears to be specific to Ubuntu 12.04 Server edition for some reason, which

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-11 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 12.07.2012 12:37, Jack Black wrote: I just tried the same squid configuration on Ubuntu Mini remix 11.04 x64, and Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 x64 live (I didn't even bother installing it). They both work perfectly, just like CentOS. Whatever the problem is, it appears to be specific to Ubuntu 12.04

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-10 Thread Jack Black
Thank you for the abundance of information you have provided - I'm going through it all now to get a better understanding of squid_session and how it works, as well as the external_acl_type directive. On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Amos Jeffries squ...@treenet.co.nz wrote: On 10.07.2012 15:12,

[squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-09 Thread Jack Black
Hi. Has anyone successfully used squid, and the squid_session helper in order to force users of the proxy server to see a webpage (be redirected to it) at the beginning of each session? After spending weeks trying to get this to work, I was finally successful using squid version 3.1.10 on

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-09 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 10.07.2012 13:18, Jack Black wrote: Hi. Has anyone successfully used squid, and the squid_session helper in order to force users of the proxy server to see a webpage (be redirected to it) at the beginning of each session? Yes, many. After spending weeks trying to get this to work, I was

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-09 Thread Jack Black
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Amos Jeffries squ...@treenet.co.nz wrote: On 10.07.2012 13:18, Jack Black wrote: Hi. Has anyone successfully used squid, and the squid_session helper in order to force users of the proxy server to see a webpage (be redirected to it) at the beginning of each

Re: [squid-users] squid_session problem

2012-07-09 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 10.07.2012 15:12, Jack Black wrote: On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Amos Jeffries wrote: On 10.07.2012 13:18, Jack Black wrote: Hi. Has anyone successfully used squid, and the squid_session helper in order to force users of the proxy server to see a webpage (be redirected to it) at the

Re: [squid-users] squid_session and SplashPage - infinite timeout

2011-04-12 Thread Rafal Zawierta
2011/4/12 Rafal Zawierta zawie...@gmail.com: A splash page can be presented at any time. You just need appropriate ACL or helper logics to decide when. The session helper bundled with Squid is only applicable when there is a timeout to be applied. We do not at this point provide a helper to

[squid-users] squid_session and SplashPage - infinite timeout

2011-04-07 Thread Rafal Zawierta
Hello, I need to configure Splash Page with Squid in some company. When employee try to access Web for the first time, it is necessary to accept rules (with Splash Page - i guess). Right. But in squid_session I can use '-t SEC' for overall timeout (in example 7200 sec). But what if I need it

Re: [squid-users] squid_session and SplashPage - infinite timeout

2011-04-07 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 08/04/11 10:17, Rafal Zawierta wrote: Hello, I need to configure Splash Page with Squid in some company. When employee try to access Web for the first time, it is necessary to accept rules (with Splash Page - i guess). Right. But in squid_session I can use '-t SEC' for overall timeout (in

[squid-users] squid_session

2010-11-03 Thread jon jon
Hello, I have looked through the mail archive, and not found what I am looking for. I have Squid 2.6 installed on my Slackware box. I am new to Linux, so I apologize for the noob question. How do install squid_session the external helper program? Do I need to run the ./configure --enable

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2010-11-03 Thread Amos Jeffries
On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:04:13 -0500, jon jon free9...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I have looked through the mail archive, and not found what I am looking for. I have Squid 2.6 installed on my Slackware box. I am new to Linux, so I apologize for the noob question. How do install squid_session the

[squid-users] squid_session logs

2010-06-01 Thread Winfield Henry
Hello, Is there a way to see the logs generated by squid_session after setting = the -b flag? The file exists, but is not readable. Thanks, W -- Winfield Winfield Henry (336) 506-4136 Information Systems Alamance Community College

Re: [squid-users] squid_session logs

2010-06-01 Thread Henrik Nordström
tis 2010-06-01 klockan 16:10 -0400 skrev Winfield Henry: Is there a way to see the logs generated by squid_session after setting = the -b flag? The file exists, but is not readable. Thanks, W It's a BDB key-value database, not a log. It only contains timestamps when each session was last

[squid-users] squid_session

2009-11-19 Thread Jan Ove Rogne Longvastøl
Hi, I'm running squid with authentication in LDAP. Everytime the users open the browser a login window is opening. Works good! But i'd also want the users to see a start page everytime they log in. I have set up squid_session ( located in /usr/lib/squid using Debian Lenny). This happens:

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2009-11-19 Thread Amos Jeffries
Jan Ove Rogne Longvastøl wrote: Hi, I'm running squid with authentication in LDAP. Everytime the users open the browser a login window is opening. Works good! But i'd also want the users to see a start page everytime they log in. I have set up squid_session ( located in /usr/lib/squid using

[squid-users] squid_session: just first redirect works - trying to understand how it works

2009-04-14 Thread cas...@gmail.com
HI, I am trying to debug my configuration to get squid_session working. I am following a recent thread about this issue, but couldn't solve my problem yet. I read some old threads, but, if I didn't missed something, my config is like expected. I based my config lines in squid_session.8 man page.

[squid-users] squid_session and authentication schema

2008-08-15 Thread Leonardo Rodrigues Magalhães
Hello Guys, I'm trying to setup squid_session exactly like squid_session.8 manpage, just for testing it. After putting example configuration on squid.conf, i got the following error during reconfigure: 2008/08/15 14:50:55| Can't use proxy auth because no authentication schemes are

Re: [squid-users] squid_session and authentication schema

2008-08-15 Thread Chris Robertson
Leonardo Rodrigues Magalhães wrote: Hello Guys, I'm trying to setup squid_session exactly like squid_session.8 manpage, just for testing it. After putting example configuration on squid.conf, i got the following error during reconfigure: 2008/08/15 14:50:55| Can't use proxy auth

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
On mån, 2008-04-28 at 18:42 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: I need display one splash page in the fisrt logon ... I see the helper squid_session and try configuring , but dont working ... with the follow config: external_acl_type session ttl=300 negative_ttl=0 children=1

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues
Henrik Nordstrom wrote: On mån, 2008-04-28 at 18:42 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: I need display one splash page in the fisrt logon ... I see the helper squid_session and try configuring , but dont working ... with the follow config: external_acl_type session ttl=300

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
On tis, 2008-04-29 at 08:49 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: Now, I have one question ... http://xdaqwiki.cern.ch/index.php/Squid#Session_handling_support This configuration is functional? Should work I think, but overly complex as they still automatically start the session if

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues
Henrik Nordstrom wrote: On tis, 2008-04-29 at 08:49 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: Now, I have one question ... http://xdaqwiki.cern.ch/index.php/Squid#Session_handling_support This configuration is functional? Should work I think, but overly complex as they still

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
On tis, 2008-04-29 at 12:25 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: With the Xdaq configuration, I don't understanding this line: ... acl create_session external session LOGIN ... LOGIN don't are %LOGIN ? ?? No, it relates to the -a command line option to squid_session. See

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues
Henrik Nordstrom wrote: On tis, 2008-04-29 at 12:25 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: With the Xdaq configuration, I don't understanding this line: ... acl create_session external session LOGIN ... LOGIN don't are %LOGIN ? ?? No, it relates to the -a command line option

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
On tis, 2008-04-29 at 17:03 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: The -b param is for dbpath this is one file ? how to use it ? which is the purpose of this ? I don't remember if it's a path or a directory. I think it's a filename, and gets created by the helper on the first

Re: [squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-29 Thread Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues
Henrik Nordstrom wrote: On tis, 2008-04-29 at 17:03 -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wrote: The -b param is for dbpath this is one file ? how to use it ? which is the purpose of this ? I don't remember if it's a path or a directory. I think it's a filename, and gets

[squid-users] squid_session

2008-04-28 Thread Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues
I need display one splash page in the fisrt logon ... I see the helper squid_session and try configuring , but dont working ... with the follow config: external_acl_type session ttl=300 negative_ttl=0 children=1 concurrency=200 %LOGIN /usr/lib/squid/squid_session acl session