SafeSquid daemon

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Binary and service

• Binary — /opt/safesquid/bin/safesquid
• Service user — ssquid (group root on the appliance)
• PID file — /var/run/safesquid/safesquid.pid
• Init script — /etc/init.d/safesquid
• systemd unit — /etc/systemd/system/safesquid.service

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Command-line options

• -f — Run in the foreground (no double-fork). Use for debugging.
• -v — Print the build version and exit.

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Service control

/etc/init.d/safesquid start
/etc/init.d/safesquid stop
/etc/init.d/safesquid restart
/etc/init.d/safesquid status
/etc/init.d/safesquid foreground

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Important paths

• Policy — /usr/local/safesquid/security/policies/config.xml
• Web UI — /usr/local/safesquid/ui_root/ — browse at http://safesquid.cfg/
• Logs — /var/log/safesquid/ (native, extended, config, performance, …)
• Cache — /var/cache/safesquid/
• Startup settings — /opt/safesquid/startup.ini, /opt/safesquid/setup.ini — see startup.ini tunables (not in sectionMaster)

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CLI manual

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Subscription and updates

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See also

• First configuration
• Architecture and request pipeline
• Access restrictions
• Subscription
• Logging and troubleshooting