====== PFSense - Squid - Logging - Access Squid log files via SSH ======

Navigate to **System -> Advanced**.

In **Secure Shell** section:

  * Secure Shell Server:  **Checked**.

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===== Download log files using the SCP =====

By default, Squid log files are located in **/var/squid/logs/**.

<code bash>
scp root@192.168.1.1:/var/squid/logs/*.log*
</code>


<WRAP important>
**IMPORTANT:**  To use SSH/SCP, **root** needs to be used as the username with the standard **admin** password.
</WRAP>


<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  For SCP access, you can use any program that supports this protocol.

For Windows it can be WinSCP, PSCP from PuTTY package, SCP from CygWin package, etc.

For example:

<code bash>
PSCP.exe [-pw password] root@192.168.1.1:/var/squid/logs/*.log*
</code>

In PSCP, you can specify a password, which allows you to fully automate the downloading of the log files, but leakage of this password can lead to serious problems.    
</WRAP>