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Squid: The Definitive Guide
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Squid: The Definitive Guide

by Duane Wessels
January 2004
Intermediate to advanced
464 pages
14h 47m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

pid_filename

Synopsis

This is the file in which Squid writes its process ID (PID) number. Squid uses the PID file in a couple of ways. First, it looks for and reads this file when starting. If the file exists and contains a valid PID, Squid reports it is already running under that PID so that you don’t accidentally start Squid twice. The PID file is also read when you use one of the -k commands such as squid -k rotate.

You probably don’t need to worry about this directive unless you actually do want to run two (or more) Squid processes on the same machine. Each instance of Squid requires a unique PID filename.

Syntax

pid_filename pathname

Default

pid_filename $prefix/var/logs/squid.pid

Example

pid_filename /var/run/squid.pid
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