I may suggest a fast way, given your cache_dir is /data/cache, and squid is
running with nobody, then do:
stop squid;
mv /data/cache /data/cache0;
chown -R nobody:nobody /data/cache;
squid -z;
start squid;
rm -rf /data/cache0 &;
(I often do it as this way).
--- On Wed, 1/4/09, Nilesh <niluforalw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Nilesh <niluforalw...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [squid-users] How to clear old cache
> To: "Squid" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Received: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009, 8:11 PM
>
> Hi All,
>
> How do I remove old squid cache?
>
> I have googled for the problem but couldnot get the proper
> way to delete cache.
>
> Every one said to delete the cache folder and rebuild the
> cache folder again with command squid -z.
>
> Our server cache not rebuild from long time, Is there a way
> to delete only few months back cache..
>
> or there is way squid can rebuild the cache automatically
> after a periodic time
>
> Please help
>
> Regards
> Nilesh
>
>
>
>
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