update_virus_scanners not working

[Montana M]

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shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:

> Montana M wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm using MailScanner 4.36.4 and SA 3.0.1. My Mailscanner seem not
>> updating clamav or bitdefender. When i do :
>> # update_virus_scanners
>> and then nothing happen.
>
>
>
> wait a few minutes,
> it will sleep a random time.
>
>> Not in MailScanner log either.. I have to
>> manually update clamav with freshclam.
>
>
>
> try  clamav-autoupdate
>
> # /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate
> ERROR: Can't create new file ./clamav-434b0a9432802048 in
> /usr/local/share/clamav
> ERROR: The database directory must be writable for UID 501 or GID 501
> ERROR: Can't download main.cvd from 194.242.226.43
>
> [...]
>
> # /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate
> #
>
> all is ok
>
> # tail -f /var/log/maillog
> Dec  2 08:31:36 xp1800 update.virus.scanners: Found clamav installed
> Dec  2 08:31:37 xp1800 update.virus.scanners: Running autoupdate for
> clamav
> Dec  2 08:31:41 xp1800 ClamAV-autoupdate[13529]: ClamAV updater failed
> Dec  2 08:31:41 xp1800 update.virus.scanners: Found generic installed
> Dec  2 08:31:41 xp1800 update.virus.scanners: Running autoupdate for
> generic
> Dec  2 08:31:41 xp1800 update.virus.scanners: Found sophos installed
> Dec  2 08:31:41 xp1800 update.virus.scanners: Running autoupdate for
> sophos
> Dec  2 08:31:49 xp1800 Sophos-autoupdate[13618]: Sophos successfully
> updated in /usr/local/Sophos/387.200412020831
> Dec  2 08:32:50 xp1800 ClamAV-autoupdate[13637]: ClamAV updater failed
> Dec  2 08:33:58 xp1800 ClamAV-autoupdate[13644]: ClamAV updated
>
> --
> shrek-m
>
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