Reload Squid Proxy Server Without Restarting Squid Daemon

I made some changes to the /etc/squid/squid.conf file and issued the command /sbin/service squid restart. However, this command takes way too much time to restart the server. How do I tell squid to just reread the config file and apply new changes under Linux operating systems?
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Linux / Unix: SysVinit Services Restart vs Reload vs Condrestart

Can you tell me differences between the following sysvinit /sbin/service command:

service httpd restart

service httpd condrestart

service httpd reload

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Linux Syslogd: Nothing Gets Logged Using /dev/log And /jail/apache/dev/log

I‘ve configured my Apache in chrooted jail at /jail/apache directory. However, my syslogd is not working and nothing gets logged using /dev/log and /jail/apache/dev/log. How do I fix this problem under CentOS 5.x AMD64 with SELinux?
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CentOS / Redhat Linux: Install OpenNTPD To Synchronize The Local Clock

OpenNTPD is a Unix system daemon implementing the Network Time Protocol to synchronize the local clock of a computer system with remote NTP servers. How do I install OpenNTPD under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux instead of default NTPD client / server supplied by Linux operating system?
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What Is Tux Web Server and How do I Use it?

Q. Can you explain the tux web server and its usage against regular apache httpd web server?
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Remove Shutdown and Reboot Option from Linux GUI Login Screen ( GDM Setup )

Q. I’ve a central Linux test server. It has GDM based GUI login screen. How do I remove both shutdown and reboot server options from the login screen?
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Linux / UNIX: Find out or determine if process pid is running

How do I find out my process is running on a Unix-like operating systems? How do I get the pid number for particular process on a Linux operating systems using bash shell?
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