On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:21:06 -0800, Linda W <[email protected]> wrote: > in configure script, I found the subject line... > > disable = enable? I think thats a "dyslogicism"... > > > am regoing through config options to set the default user correctly and > turn > off some things I'm not using (rather than turning on the world (hey, I > like the > world...but...maybe it will run faster (ok....microseconds will be > insignificant > compared to my line speed!)... I read on /. that 'sands, Utah" had > highest average > broadband at 33Mbps (but it was capped at 200K/month at that speed, not > sure > what that's worth!) Still if it was always 1st 200K, then down to half > that speed, > that'd be ok... still >5 times faster than my DSL...:-) > > Regarding config -- and pinger...something is "off" there. > > I tried running squid as root (and put user squid back in squid.conf)...and > it still couldn't open pinger. Does it not open pinger before it drops > privs?
No. But the pinger binary needs to be chown'd to root or something that can open raw TCP sockets for sending ICMP. > > I checked, and default suse install doesn't install pinger with suid > root (in 11.1 or > 11.2). Is that expected/needed? > > I don't think my pinger was ever working if that's the case unless squid > started > pinger before dropping privs...strange -- it doesn't appear to do that with > current release... > > So is this disabled-eui = enabled, enabled or disabled by default? Enabled by default. The option name is right, the text is wrong. > > I'm guessing it's for ACL control? EUI? ?!? (Another TLA I don't > know...) > IPV6? Wireless? EUI-48 / MAC address (previously the 'arp' ACL type) EUI-64 / The unique host portion of an IPv6 'SLAAC' (auto-configured) address. Amos
