I've looked over the info in this email and have the following comments/questions:
Is /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/urls really an empty file? > That's the entire file. Then, when I try to > access any site, it just waits. I keep > checking the log file, and nothing gets > appended to it until the request finally > goes through Sounds like there may be a DNS problem. Look at the last 15 or 20 lines of squid's cache.log file. It should contain information about any ips being used as nameservers, and another line should show the helperOpenServers. Do those lines look correct to you? Can you run squid's cachemgr.cgi? If so, you could check <Internal DNS Statistics> and <URL Redirectory Stats>. All of your destinations start with "bl_". Is that because you are using the Webmin module for squidGuard to do all of your manipulations? > but nothing is ever blocked. You've attempted to go to sites that you have added to blocked domain lists and you are successful? Hang in there, we'll get it working! Rick -----Original Message----- From: David Hansen Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:12 PM To: Rick Matthews Subject: RE: Frustrated Hi all. Ok, first, every time I change something in squidGuard.conf or squid -k reconfigure, I delete the squidGuard.log file, touch it, then change the owner & group to squid. That way, I've got an empty log every time I retry things. Now, when I run squid -k reconfigure, this is squidGuard.log: 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/ads/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/audio-video/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/drugs/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/gambling/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:45 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/domains 2002-04-30 12:24:46 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/hacking/urls 2002-04-30 12:24:46 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/domains That's the entire file. Then, when I try to access any site, it just waits. I keep checking the log file, and nothing gets appended to it until the request finally goes through, but nothing is ever blocked. I did notice, however, that when I go to a site that I've been to before, the squid cache brings it up instantly. Others take the 20-30 seconds. Anyway, here is what's added to the log file after the timeout: 2002-04-30 12:25:38 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:40 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:40 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:41 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:41 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/porn/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] urllist empty, removed from memory 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] squidGuard 1.2.0 started (1020194685.370) 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] recalculating alarm in 36257 seconds 2002-04-30 12:25:43 [27421] squidGuard ready for requests (1020194743.245) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] urllist empty, removed from memory 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] squidGuard 1.2.0 started (1020194685.560) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] recalculating alarm in 36256 seconds 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27424] squidGuard ready for requests (1020194744.725) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] urllist empty, removed from memory 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] squidGuard 1.2.0 started (1020194685.594) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] recalculating alarm in 36256 seconds 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27425] squidGuard ready for requests (1020194744.816) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] urllist empty, removed from memory 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] squidGuard 1.2.0 started (1020194685.500) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] recalculating alarm in 36256 seconds 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27422] squidGuard ready for requests (1020194744.930) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/violence/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] urllist empty, removed from memory 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] init domainlist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/domains 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] init urllist /var/lib/squidGuard/blacklists/warez/urls 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] squidGuard 1.2.0 started (1020194685.440) 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] recalculating alarm in 36256 seconds 2002-04-30 12:25:44 [27423] squidGuard ready for requests (1020194744.953) The stopped.log is empty. As for the access.log, every page I load has an entry for my IP. I've attached the config file I'm currently using. They are valid IP #'s, and I'm tired of changing them for posting. Thanks again, David At 12:50 PM 4/30/02 -0500, you wrote: > > 09:59:35 recalculating alarm in 45025 seconds > >That's how squidGuard keeps up with your time parameters - it sets >an alarm for the next time something changes based on your config >file. In this case, 45,025 seconds is just over 12.5 hours, added to >the current time of 09:59 gives you 22:30 - matching your >configuration file. > >The squidGuard log clip that you posted is from squidGuard startup; >it would have been in the log before your 20 to 30 second wait. When >squidGuard starts you will see a *bunch* of messages in the log >file. Look in squid.conf - let's say you have specified >redirect_children 4. At startup the log will have 4 identical sets >of startup messages, showing the 4 process id numbers [pid] ([26607] >in the clip you posted). > >Let's assume you have created the databases, and that you have >specified 4 redirect_children. Based on those assumptions and the >config file you posted, you'd see a minimum of 144 lines added to >the log when squidGuard restarts, something like the following, >repeated once for each process: > >init domainlist ...ads/domains >loading dbfile ...ads/domains.db >init urllist ...ads/urls >loading dbfile ...ads/urls.db >init domainlist ...audio-video/domains >loading dbfile ...audio-video/domains.db >init urllist ...audio-video/urls >loading dbfile ...audio-video/urls.db >init domainlist ...drugs/domains >loading dbfile ...drugs/domains.db >init urllist ...drugs/urls >loading dbfile ...drugs/urls.db >init domainlist ...gambling/domains >loading dbfile ...gambling/domains.db >init urllist ...gambling/urls >loading dbfile ...gambling/urls.db >init domainlist ...hacking/domains >loading dbfile ...hacking/domains.db >init urllist ...hacking/urls >loading dbfile ...hacking/urls.db >init domainlist ...porn/domains >loading dbfile ...porn/domains.db >init urllist ...porn/urls >loading dbfile ...porn/urls.db >init domainlist ...violence/domains >loading dbfile ...violence/domains.db >init urllist ...violence/urls >loading dbfile ...violence/urls.db >init domainlist ...warez/domains >loading dbfile ...warez/domains.db >init urllist ...warez/urls >loading dbfile ...warez/urls.db >squidGuard 1.2.0 started >recalculating alarm in xxxxx seconds >squidGuard ready for requests > >Would you run your test again and telling us what the log file says >*after* the startup messages? Has anything been written to >stopped.log? > >The configuration page <http://www.squidguard.org/config/> lists a >recommended structure for the config file, and you config file >doesn't follow the recommendation. I don't think it will affect >squidGuard's operation since it doesn't look like you have any >forward references, but I wanted to mention it. > >Your only source is a single ip, 192.168.0.1. After you run your >test again look in your squid access.log file. Are you seeing your >ip (192.168.0.1) on each line that pertains to your test? (You >should.) If you don't see that ip in the squid log entries, then >squidGuard doesn't match you with source limit_hosts. In your >config, that would mean that you should receive the squidGuard.cgi >redirect. The question earlier about that redirect was probably >because you didn't list the variables being passed, for example: >http://192.168.44.1/cgi-bin/squidGuard.cgi?clientaddr=%a&clientname = >%n&clientuser=%i&clientgroup=%s&targetgroup=%t&url=%u&lang=en > >But you say your squidGuard.cgi runs fine, so I assume you clipped >the variables to streamline the posted version. > >I hope I've mentioned something that will help you. Let us know how >it goes. > >Rick Matthews > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David >Hansen >Jr. >Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:49 AM >To: squidGuard >Subject: Frustrated > > >Alright...I'm getting frustrated. I'm missing something. Maybe >someone >could give me a hand here. I've got squid w/squidGuard running. >Now, >every time I try to go someplace, after several seconds (20-30), the >site >will load. Then, I look at the squidGuard.log file, and it's >(clip): > >2002-04-30 09:59:35 [26607] squidGuard 1.2.0 started >(1020185922.241) >2002-04-30 09:59:35 [26607] recalculating alarm in 45025 seconds >2002-04-30 09:59:35 [26607] squidGuard ready for requests >(1020185975.298) > >My squidGuard.cgi runs fine. I'm out of ideas. > >Thanks, >David
