[squid-users] Squid.out reports errors for lines that do not exist in squid.conf

[Amos Jeffries]

On 07/06/18 11:11, Cheadle, Edward wrote:
> Squid version 3.5.27-1.el6
>
...
> 
> The FATAL error messages below  is because I added a line with dstdomain
> in it when there were already an entry with dstdom_regex in it.
> 
> I assume that is the “type” that is talked about.
> 

Correct.

> 
> 2018/06/06 20:49:29| aclParseAclLine: ACL 'aws_s3' already exists with
> different type.
> 
> FATAL: Bungled /etc/squid/squid.conf line 254: acl aws_s3   dstdomain -n
> .s3.amazonaws.com
> 
>  
> 
> The issue is that I removed line 254 and I removed both of the lines
> above and yet I restart squid and continue to get these errors.
> 

Exact same line and issue? or other ones elsewhere in the config?

NP: "squid -k parse" should be used to find any issues after an upgrade.
It does not halt on the first FATAL/ERROR if there are many.


> 
> Does squid compile the rules and keep them somewhere, and I need to do
> something else than service squid restart to get rid of rules?

By "service squid restart" I take it that you are using systemd to
control a Squid-3 proxy. systemd cannot cope at all well with software
like Squid which is itself a daemon manager.

Try stopping Squid with the "squid -k shutdown" command (repeat of
necessary) and making sure Squid is fully stopped with no processes
still running before you start it again.

With systemd the "squid -k ..." commands (or init.d script, if any)
should be used to manage Squid-3 instead of systemd's "service ..."
commands.

NP: these issues have been resolved in Squid-4. So this is a temporary
situation until you can upgrade.

Amos