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

[Jonathan Lee]

Thanks
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> On Jul 10, 2024, at 11:08, Alex Rousskov <rousskov at measurement-factory.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>