SV: SV: SV: Newbie question.. mailscanner fail to start with mcaf ee ## Problem solved ##

[Anders Andersson, IT]

> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK]
> Skickat: den 5 juli 2002 16:36
> Till: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Ämne: Re: SV: SV: Newbie question.. mailscanner fail to start with
> mcafee
> 
> 
> At 15:22 05/07/2002, you wrote:
> > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > > Från: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK]
> > > Skickat: den 5 juli 2002 16:07
> > > Till: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Ämne: Re: SV: Newbie question.. mailscanner fail to start 
> with mcafee
> > >
> > >
> > > At 14:59 05/07/2002, you wrote:
> > > > >I've installed the mailscanner
> > > > >RedHat Linux RPM package version 3.21-1
> > > > >and the latest McAfee uvscan to my comp
> > > > >
> > > > >The installation of Mailscanner passed without
> > > > >any errors and I change the mailscann.conf
> > > > >to point to mcafee
> > > > >
> > > > >But when I try to start it I get the following msg
> > > > >
> > > > >root at knubbis root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/mailscanner start
> > > > >Starting MailScanner daemons:
> > > > >          incoming sendmail: [  OK  ]
> > > > >          outgoing sendmail: [  OK  ]
> > > > >          MailScanner:       Configuration file
> > > >/opt/sophos/bin/sophoswrapper
> > > > >could not be opened for reading! at
> > > /usr/local/MailScanner/bin/logger.pl
> > > > >line 64.
> > > > >[  OK  ]
> > > > >
> > > > >I tried to change the line in config.pl to use mcafee
> > > > >but no change.
> > > >
> > > > >>You shouldn't be editing that at all.
> > > >
> > > >I changed it back, I just tried it but it didnt help
> > > >
> > > > >Since Im not good at script I dont wanna mess around so Im
> > > > >hoping you can give me some information
> > > > >Packages are instlled under
> > > > >/usr/local/Mailscanner
> > > > >/usr/local/uvscan
> > > >
> > > > >>You say you changed "mailscann.conf". That's not what the
> > > configuration
> > > > >>file is called, it's "mailscanner.conf".
> > > >
> > > >Sorry, a typo from me
> > > >I changed the lines in mailscanner.conf to use mcaffe
> > > >Virus scanner = mcafee
> > > >mcafee = /usr/local/uvscann/mcafeewrapper
> > >
> > > Is that "uvscann" a typo or not?
> >Damn, typo again, excuse my manners
> >
> > > It should of course be "uvscan".
> > >
> > >
> > > If you can't get it running, and you can give me ssh access
> > > and the root
> > > password, I'll log on and sort it out for you.
> >
> >No ssh is allowed from outside world and that is not
> >something thats gona change.
> >I can pack them and send all files but
> >then I need to know what you need
> >
> >What I cant understand is why its giving me errors about
> >sophos. Maybe I should use the tar file and compile it
> >but since Im not sure that will help.
> 
> Let's check a few things (and please check the upper/lower 
> case of everything):
> 
> Your MailScanner is installed in "/usr/local/MailScanner",
yes
> Your McAfee is installed "/usr/local/uvscan",
yes
> You haven't edited 
> "/usr/local/MailScanner/bin/check_mailscanner" at all,
No
> You have put "Virus Scanner = mcafee" in your 
> /usr/local/MailScanner/etc/mailscanner.conf,
Yes
> You have put "Sweep = /usr/local/uvscan/mcafeewrapper" in your 
> /usr/local/MailScanner/etc/mailscanner.conf.
No, I added "mcaffe = /usr/local/uvscan/mcafeewrapper"

Oh I wonder was I was thinking when I did that....
probable of MimeSweeper and though, hey, it should say mcafee

I changed it and not it started without problem....

Thanks for all the help, no Im gona do some testing and see
what it does about contaminated files  =)

> You haven't edited "/etc/rc.d/init.d/mailscanner" at all.
No
> 
> The error you are getting implies that it can't read your 
> /usr/local/MailScanner/etc/mailscanner.conf file, or else it 
> can't read the 
> definition of "Sweep" in it (or there is more than 1 
> definition of "Sweep").
> -- 
> Julian Field                Teaching Systems Manager
> jkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk         Dept. of Electronics & Computer Science
> Tel. 023 8059 2817          University of Southampton
>                              Southampton SO17 1BJ
>