2.6.1 Clearing the Proxy Cache

The software described in this documentation is either no longer supported or is in extended support.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade to a current supported release.

2.6.1 Clearing the Proxy Cache

If required to clear up package provisioning problems, you can clear the proxy cache as follows:

Stop the httpd and squid services.
For Oracle Linux 6, type the following commands:
```
# service httpd stop
# service squid stop
```
For Oracle Linux 7, type the following commands:
```
# systemctl stop httpd
# systemctl stop squid
```
Delete the contents of the cache as follows:
```
# rm -Rf /var/cache/rhn/*
```
Restart the squid and httpd services.
For Oracle Linux 6, type the following commands:
```
# service squid start
# service httpd start
```
For Oracle Linux 7, type the following commands:
```
# systemctl start squid
# systemctl start httpd
```