Removing proxy 1

[skiflyer]

I'm using an older Solaris box. (The admin has kinda disappeared) and when I run wget from it, it tries to go through a proxy which the company no longer has.

I realize I can pass wget the --proxy=no command and that does work fine.

But I'd like to actually set it so the machine doesn't think this proxy is there, just in case other services or users may want to use things like wget.

I checked the environment variables, and none have the proxy in them, I grep'd the /etc/ directory, and also didn't find it.

Is there another place I can look?

 

[bfitzmai]

Looks like wget gets its proxy information via environment information. I have attached a link to a users manual.

http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html

A special just for Proxies is at:

http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Proxies

 

[skiflyer]

Right, but in my case, those environment variables are not set, yet wget is trying to use a proxy none the less, that's why I'm wondering if there's an alternative way to set these not listed on that page.

 

[bfitzmai]

Check to see if there is an alias set for wget.

 

[skiflyer]

Nope, no alias... accessing it directly from /usr/local/gnu/bin/wget

 

[bfitzmai]

The docs call out a rc file called .wetrc. Do you have one of those?

This is what the docs have on start-up files:

When initializing, Wget will look for a global startup file, /usr/local/etc/wgetrc by default (or some prefix other than /usr/local, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands from there, if it exists.

Then it will look for the user's file. If the environmental variable WGETRC is set, Wget will try to load that file. Failing that, no further attempts will be made.

If WGETRC is not set, Wget will try to load $HOME/.wgetrc.

The fact that user's settings are loaded after the system-wide ones means that in case of collision user's wgetrc overrides the system-wide wgetrc (in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc by default). Fascist admins, away!

 

[skiflyer]

none of those files exist... I'm thoroughly baffled.

 

[bfitzmai]

There should be a global startup file where the program is installed... By default /usr/local/etc/wgetrc

To find what wget you are using, use command: which wget

 

[skiflyer]

/usr/local/gnu/etc/wgetrc

Grrr... shoulda seen that, thanks.