Squid command has no -I option

custangro · 10-08-2008, 10:22 AM

Hello,

I was reading that you can run multiple1 instances of squid on the same port using the -I option (this way I can take advantage of multiple processors).

But when I run the command I get this...

Code:

Usage: squid [-cdhvzCDFNRVYX] [-s | -l facility] [-f config-file] [-[au] port] [-k signal]
       -a port   Specify HTTP port number (default: 3128).
       -d level  Write debugging to stderr also.
       -f file   Use given config-file instead of
                 /etc/squid/squid.conf
       -h        Print help message.
       -k reconfigure|rotate|shutdown|interrupt|kill|debug|check|parse
                 Parse configuration file, then send signal to 
                 running copy (except -k parse) and exit.
       -s | -l facility
                 Enable logging to syslog.
       -u port   Specify ICP port number (default: 3130), disable with 0.
       -v        Print version.
       -z        Create swap directories
       -C        Do not catch fatal signals.
       -D        Disable initial DNS tests.
       -F        Don't serve any requests until store is rebuilt.
       -N        No daemon mode.
       -R        Do not set REUSEADDR on port.
       -S        Double-check swap during rebuild.
       -V        Virtual host httpd-accelerator.
       -X        Force full debugging.
       -Y        Only return UDP_HIT or UDP_MISS_NOFETCH during fast reload.

I am running the latest version...

Code:

root@host# rpm -qa | grep squid
squid-3.0.STABLE7-1.el5

I am running this on CentOS 5.2...if this is a version issue...what version has the -I option that I can take advantage of?

Thanks,

-C

salasi · 10-24-2008, 01:56 PM

As you haven't had an answer from someone who knows, let me give you a guess (you never know; it might provoke someone who does know to post to say that I am wrong).

It seems that there a number of build options with squid. Now, up to a point, that's nice; it lets distros build a more compact squid by eliminating features that they don't think their customers generally need. now my suspicion is that the -l option has fallen victim to centos' desire to strip down their build of squid (could be wrong, though - in this case, they should have modified the man page and seemingly they haven't).