[squid-users] squidclient -h 127.0.0.1 -p 3128 mgr:info shows access denined

[Alex Rousskov]

On 2024-07-10 12:55, Jonathan Lee wrote:

>> Embedding a password in a cache manager command requires providing a
>> username with -U

> squidclient -w /squid-internal-mgr/info -u admin
> squidclient -w /squid-internal-mgr/info at redacted -u admin
> squidclient -w http://192.168.1.1:3128/squid-internal-mgr/info@redacted 
> -u admin
> squidclient -w http://127.0.0.1:3128/squid-internal-mgr/info@redacted -u 
> admin
> squidclient -w http://127.0.0.1:3128/squid-internal-mgr/info
> squidclient http://127.0.0.1:3128/squid-internal-mgr/info
> squidclient -h 127.0.0.1:3128/squid-internal-mgr/info
> squidclient -h 127.0.0.1 /squid-internal-mgr/info
> squidclient -h 127.0.0.1 /squid-internal-mgr/info at redcated
> squidclient -w 127.0.0.1 /squid-internal-mgr/info at redacted
> squidclient -w 127.0.0.1 /squid-internal-mgr/info at redcated -u admin
> squidclient -h 192.168.1.1:3128  /squid-internal-mgr/info at redacted
> squidclient -h 192.168.1.1  /squid-internal-mgr/info at redacted
> squidclient -h 192.168.1.1  /squid-internal-mgr/info
> 
> with -w -u -h http spaces I can’t get it to show me stats
> 
> Squid 6.6

I do not know whether this mistake is relevant, but squidclient 
documentation and error message imply that you should be using "-U" 
(capital letter U) while you are using "-u" (small letter u).

FWIW, I recommend using curl instead of deprecated squidclient. If 
nothing else, you would be dealing with a well-known tool with extensive 
documentation and wide-spread knowledge that will continue to work when 
you upgrade to Squid v7. Using curl is not going to solve Squid Bug 5283 
and similar Squid-specific problems[1], but it may reduce the number of 
"external" problems you have to deal with (e.g., guessing what 
squidclient command line options actually do).

[1]: https://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5283


HTH,

Alex.