Clam ...

[Spicer, Kevin]

RETURN CODES
       0 : Database succesfully updated.

       1 : Database is up-to-date.

[then some error codes]

according to man freshclam  BUT it doesn't seem to actually do that!  Seems to return zero whether it updates or not.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK]
> Sent: 29 April 2003 17:48
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Clam ...
> 
> 
> Can someone quickly take a look at freshclam and see if it returns a
> different exit code if everything was up to date?
> 
> At 17:35 29/04/2003, you wrote:
> >No matter what, it will say that ClamAV has been updated..
> >
> ><snip>
> >if (-x $ClamUpdateCommand) {
> >   &LockClamAV();
> >   $Command = "$ClamUpdateCommand --quiet -l $LogFile";
> >   $Command .= " --http-proxy $HTTPproxy" if $HTTPproxy;
> >   system($Command);
> >   &UnlockClamAV();
> >   Sys::Syslog::syslog('info', "ClamAV updated");
> >} else {
> >   Sys::Syslog::syslog('err',
> >                       "ClamAV updater $ClamUpdateCommand 
> cannot be run");
> >}
> ></snip>
> >
> >Here is a No update needed output from freshclam..  I'd 
> write something, but
> >I don't have the time at the moment:
> >
> >[root at athena MailScanner]# freshclam
> >Checking for a new database - started at Tue Apr 29 09:34:31 2003
> >Current working dir is /usr/local/share/clamav
> >Connected to clamav.elektrapro.com.
> >Reading md5 sum (viruses.md5): OK
> >viruses.db is up to date.
> >Reading md5 sum (viruses2.md5): OK
> >viruses.db2 is up to date.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Julian Field" <mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:56 AM
> >Subject: Re: Clam ...
> >
> >
> >At 07:40 29/04/2003, you wrote:
> > >Julian,
> > >
> > >Is it possible to also detect if clam is updated ?
> > >
> > >Currently i get in the logs:
> > >
> > >Apr 29 03:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Found clamav installed
> > >Apr 29 03:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Updating clamav
> > >Apr 29 03:01:01 vmx01 ClamAV-autoupdate[11488]: ClamAV updated
> > >Apr 29 03:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Found f-prot installed
> > >Apr 29 03:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Updating f-prot
> > >Apr 29 03:01:02 vmx01 F-Prot autoupdate[11496]: F-Prot did not need
> >updating.
> > >
> > >But in fact Clam isnt updated...Its telling this hourly:
> > >
> > >Apr 29 04:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Found clamav installed
> > >Apr 29 04:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Updating clamav
> > >Apr 29 04:01:01 vmx01 ClamAV-autoupdate[13518]: ClamAV updated
> > >Apr 29 04:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Found f-prot installed
> > >Apr 29 04:01:01 vmx01 update.virus.scanners: Updating f-prot
> > >Apr 29 04:01:02 vmx01 F-Prot autoupdate[13526]: F-Prot did not need
> >updating.
> > >
> > >Is the script reporting this ok ? Since i think its 
> defaulting to the
> > >'ClamAV updated' all the time, even when its not updated.
> > >
> > >I saw in the auto update script of f-prot some checking, 
> but not in the
> > >one for Clam, is it posible to do the same there ?
> >
> >Not sure. Take a look at the clam autoupdate script and see 
> what you think.
> >--
> >Julian Field
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> 
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