update_virus_scanners

Hans Melgers hans at ENEM.NL
Tue Oct 26 20:52:39 IST 2004 

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Yes, in the update virus scanners script.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Dave Filchak
> Sent: dinsdag 26 oktober 2004 19:52
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: update_virus_scanners
>
>
> Are you saying to add this to the update_virus_scanners
> script in cron.hourly or if not, where are you referring to?
> My path is as follows and should be OK:
>
> /usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/
> sbin:/usr/loca
> l/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/u
> sr/local/mysql
> :/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Hans Melgers
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 12:05 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [MAILSCANNER] update_virus_scanners
>
> Is your path ok ?
> Try adding a path statement in the script, something like
>
> # could be needed for cron
> export PATH=$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
>
> Hans
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MailScanner mailing list
> > [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Dave Filchak
> > Sent: dinsdag 26 oktober 2004 16:38
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: update_virus_scanners
> >
> >
> > Permissions on /tmp are right:
> >
> > stat /tmp
> >   File: `/tmp'
> >   Size: 11264           Blocks: 22         IO Block: 4096
> Directory
> > Device: 801h/2049d      Inode: 2           Links: 11
> > Access: (1777/drwxrwxrwt)  Uid: (    0/    root)   Gid: (
> > 0/    root)
> > Access: 2004-10-26 09:15:24.000000000 -0400
> > Modify: 2004-10-26 10:33:16.000000000 -0400
> > Change: 2004-10-26 10:33:16.000000000 -0400
> >
> > And  perl -w /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate shows no errors.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Jacobson [mailto:davidj at synaq.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:03 AM
> > To: dfilchak at sympatico.ca
> > Cc: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: RE: update_virus_scanners
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does "perl -w /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate" show
> any errors?
> >
> > Also what are your /tmp directory permissions? (Should be
> > 1777) you can see this by issuing "stat /tmp"
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2004-10-26 at 15:10, Dave Filchak wrote:
> > > Thanks for your reply. Tried what you suggested and really
> > cannot see
> > > anything weird. It finds ClamAV installed and finds generic
> > installed
> > > but nothing else, which is normal.
> > >
> > > + SCANNERSCONF=/etc/MailScanner/virus.scanners.conf
> > > + LOCKFILE=/tmp/MailScanner.autoupdate.lock
> > > ++ perl -e 'print "young" if -f
> > "/tmp/MailScanner.autoupdate.lock" &&
> > > ++ -M
> > > "/tmp/MailScanner.autoupdate.lock"<0.042'
> > > + '[' x = xyoung ']'
> > > + trap 'rm -f /tmp/MailScanner.autoupdate.lock' EXIT touch
> > > + /tmp/MailScanner.autoupdate.lock umask 022
> > > ++ uname
> > > + OS=Linux
> > > + '[' Linux = SunOS ']'
> > > + GREP=grep
> > > + cat /etc/MailScanner/virus.scanners.conf
> > > + sed -e 's/#.*$//'
> > > + grep -e -wrapper
> > >
> > > <SNIP>
> > >
> > > + read NAME WRAPPER PACKAGEDIR
> > > ++ echo /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-wrapper
> > > ++ sed -e 's/-wrapper$/-autoupdate/'
> > > + UPDATER=/usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate
> > > + '[' -n clamav -a -n /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-wrapper
> > -a -n /usr ']'
> > > + /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-wrapper /usr -IsItInstalled
> logger -p
> > > + mail.info -t update.virus.scanners Found clamav
> installed '[' -x
> > > + /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate ']'
> > > + logger -p mail.info -t update.virus.scanners Running
> > autoupdate for
> > > + clamav /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate /usr
> > >
> > > <SNIP>
> > >
> > > + read NAME WRAPPER PACKAGEDIR
> > > ++ echo /usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-wrapper
> > > ++ sed -e 's/-wrapper$/-autoupdate/'
> > > + UPDATER=/usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-autoupdate
> > > + '[' -n generic -a -n /usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-wrapper
> > -a -n / ']'
> > > + /usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-wrapper / -IsItInstalled logger -p
> > > + mail.info -t update.virus.scanners Found generic
> installed '[' -x
> > > + /usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-autoupdate ']'
> > > + logger -p mail.info -t update.virus.scanners Running
> > autoupdate for
> > > generic
> > > + /usr/lib/MailScanner/generic-autoupdate /
> > >
> > > I have edited out the non-pertinent portions. So, as far as I can
> > > tell, this part seems fine. The only thing might be the
> > lockfile. I do
> > > not see this being created when this is run but it is
> hard to tell.
> > >
> > > Any other ideas??
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Jacobson [mailto:davidj at synaq.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:49 AM
> > > To: dfilchak at sympatico.ca
> > > Subject: Re: update_virus_scanners
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Perhaps try appending -x to the end of the #!/bin/bash line in
> > > /usr/sbin/update_virus_scanners and look for any glaring errors.
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2004-10-26 at 06:34, Dave Filchak wrote:
> > > > OK .. I have managed to confuse the hell out of myself
> and really
> > > > could use someone to put me out of my misery. I have
> just updated
> > > > one of my servers to Mail::ClamAV 0.12 and MailScanner
> > 4.35.5. After
> > > > a bit of fiddling that went OK. However, while I was
> > doing that, I
> > > > decided to again tackle the update_virus_scanners issue I
> > have been
> > > > having in that I keep getting an error like the following
> > when I run
> > > > or cron runs
> > > update_virus_scanners:
> > > >
> > > > Oct 26 00:00:21 ebony update.virus.scanners: Found clamav
> > installed
> > > > Oct 26 00:00:21 ebony update.virus.scanners: Running
> > autoupdate for
> > > > clamav Oct 26 00:00:21 ebony ClamAV-autoupdate[13664]: ClamAV
> > > > updater failed
> > > >
> > > > However, if I run freshclam -v I get:
> > > >
> > > > Current working dir is /usr/local/share/clamav Max retries == 3
> > > > ClamAV update process started at Tue Oct 26 00:01:13 2004
> > Connected
> > > > to database.clamav.net (65.110.48.11).
> > > > Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK
> > > > main.cvd is up to date (version: 27, sigs: 23982,
> > f-level: 2, builder:
> > > > tomek)
> > > > Connected to database.clamav.net (65.110.48.11).
> > > > Reading CVD header (daily.cvd): OK daily.cvd is up to date
> > > > (version: 550, sigs: 1607,
> > f-level: 3, builder:
> > > > trog)
> > > > Freeing option list...done
> > > >
> > > > Finally, if I run /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-autoupdate I get:
> > > >
> > > > Oct 26 00:03:29 ebony ClamAV-autoupdate[14073]: ClamAV
> > did not need
> > > > updating
> > > >
> > > > in my maillog. Also, in clamav-autoupdate, I have
> changed the log
> > > > directory to /var/log/clamav/ClamAV.update.log and in
> there I get:
> > > >
> > > > ClamAV update process started at Tue Oct 26 00:03:28 2004
> > main.cvd
> > > > is up to date (version: 27, sigs: 23982, f-level: 2, builder:
> > > > tomek)
> > > > daily.cvd is up to date (version: 550, sigs: 1607,
> > f-level: 3, builder:
> > > > trog)
> > > >
> > > > So, apparently /etc/cron.hourly/update_virus_scanners if
> > not working
> > > > and also apparently, I am too dull to figure out why.
> > > >
> > > > Can someone PLEASE help me out and tell me what they
> > think is going
> > > > on
> > > here?
> > > > I know it is probably stupid of me but sometimes you just gotta
> > > > throw your hands in the air and yell for help.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
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