chkconfig error : squid

nkd · 09-20-2008, 01:25 PM

hi all,
I have compiled squid and it is runing alright. But the problem is , I can't configure it to start with chkconfig. When I do chkconfig squid on , I get the following error :-
error reading information on service squid: No such file or directory

any clues on that ?
thanks in advance
nishith

predatorz · 09-20-2008, 02:08 PM

There is no squid init.d file in /etc/init.d

latinmusic74 · 09-20-2008, 03:04 PM

Can you post this output:

Post the output of:

rpm -qa 'squid*'

chkconfig --list squid

ls -l /etc/rc.d/init.d

nkd · 09-21-2008, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Post the output of:
rpm -qa 'squid*'
chkconfig --list squid
ls -l /etc/rc.d/init.d

firstly, the install was a tarball install, so rpm -qa doesnot show anything. but squid is installed under /usr/local/squid.

secondly chkconfig gave the following output :-
error reading information on service squid:Invalid argument

Lastly, there is a entry for the squid in the /etc/rc.d/init.d dir and it is :-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2008-09-18 16:03 squid

Do I have to make it rwxr-xr-x?
nishith

latinmusic74 · 09-21-2008, 01:41 PM

In the /etc/rc.d/init.d dir:

owner=read, write, but not execute permission.

group=read, no write, and no execute

everyone=read, no write, and no execute.

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2008-09-18 16:03 squid

try this:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2008-09-18 16:03 squid

Also, did you configure squid.conf with the name of the server, the port to be use?

nkd · 09-29-2008, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Also, did you configure squid.conf with the name of the server, the port to be use?

NO I didn't use any name for the server. The squid.conf file just has a entry for the port as under
http_port 3128

Quote:

try this:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2008-09-18 16:03 squid

Changing the permissions of the squid script in the /etc/init.d dir didnot solve the problem

nishith

latinmusic74 · 09-29-2008, 11:41 PM

Try this:

Disable / Turn off Linux Firewall

Type the following two commands (you must login as the root user):

# /etc/init.d/iptables save
# /etc/init.d/iptables stop

then try to run squid. If squid work then you need to work out with you firewall/iptables.

To enable/on iptables

# /etc/init.d/iptables start

predatorz · 09-29-2008, 11:46 PM

Try chkconfig --add squid.
Does it return any error?
If no, then chkconfig squid on?

nkd · 10-03-2008, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Try chkconfig --add squid.
Does it return any error?
If no, then chkconfig squid on?

That returned the same error :
[root@localhost squid-3.0.STABLE9]# chkconfig --add squid
error reading information on service squid: Invalid argument

So any more clues ?

nishith

rays · 11-02-2008, 01:08 PM

hi nkd,

Lastly, there is a entry for the squid in the /etc/rc.d/init.d dir and it is :-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2008-09-18 16:03 squid

based on the above output it says the file name /etc/rc.d/init.d/squid size is 0.
I think there's nothing inside the file name "squid".
so this could be the reason.

good day!
:-)