[squid-users] log_referrer question

[Amos Jeffries]

On 22/05/24 07:51, Alex Rousskov wrote:
> On 2024-05-21 13:50, Bobby Matznick wrote:
>> I have been trying to use a combined log format for squid. The below 
>> line in the squid config is my current attempt.
>>
>> logformat combined %>a %[ui %[un [%tl "%rm %ru HTTP/%rv" %>Hs %<st 
>> "%{Referer}>h" "%{User-Agent}>h" %Ss:%Sh
> 
> Please do not redefine built-in logformat configurations like "squid" 
> and "combined". Name and define your own instead.
> 

For built-in formats do not use logformat directive at all. Just 
configure the log output:

  access_log daemon:/var/log/squid/access.log combined


As Alex said, please do not try to re-define the built-in formats. If 
you must define *a* format with the same/similar details, use a custom 
name for yours.

> 
>> So, checked with squid -v and do not see “—enable-referrer_log” as one 
>> of the configure options used during install. Would I need to 
>> reinstall, or is that no longer necessary in version 4.13?
> 
> referer_log and the corresponding ./configure options have been removed 
> long time ago, probably before v4.13 was released.
> 

Since Squid v3.2 that log has been a built-in logformat. Just configure 
a log like this:

  access_log daemon:/var/log/squid/access.log referrer


HTH
Amos