Virus update times

[Kevin Spicer]

On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 22:32, Michael St. Laurent wrote:
> Kevin Spicer <mailto:kevin at KEVINSPICER.CO.UK> wrote:
> [snip]
> > I therefore propose that update_virus_scanners be moved from
> > /etc/cron.hourly to a file in /etc/cron.d and that the minute at which
> > it is scheduled in that file be generated either at random or be the
> > same as the minute at which the file was installed.  Obviously this
> > would involve generating the file as part of the install process.
>
> But it's not an issue if you are running freshclam in daemon mode, is it?
>
Probably not, but most MailScanner users won't be, they'll be using
upgrade_virus_scanners.  This is the best solution since it stops
scanning whilst updating so theres no risk of using a corrupted or
partial database.




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