TAG NAME cachemgr_passwd

Description Specify passwords for cachemgr operations
Build Option
 Default
Usage
 cachemgr_passwd password action action …
Default
 none
Synopsis
By using this we can have secured administration over the Squid.

Actions:
5min, 60min, asndb, authenticator, cbdata, client_list, comm_incoming, config *, counters, delay, digest_stats, dns, events, filedescriptors, fqdncache, histograms, http_headers, info, io, ipcache, mem, menu, netdb, non_peers, objects, offline_toggle *, pconn, peer_select, redirector, refresh, server_list, shutdown *, store_digest, storedir, utilization, via_headers, vm_objects.

* Indicates actions which will not be performed without a valid password, others can be performed if not listed here.

To disable an action, set the password to “disable”. To allow performing an action without a password, set the password to “none”.

Use the keyword “all” to set the same password for all actions.

Arguments

password
 Password for the action
action
 Action as described above


Example(s)
cachemgr_passwd secret shutdown