/etc/cron.hourly/update_virus_scanners getting stuck

[David Ballengee]

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could i just remove

/etc/cron.hourly/update_virus_scanners

from cron

and then just use the kaspserky updater cron job??

Martin Hepworth wrote:

> David
>
> a couple of people have reported issues with the update scripts. But
> they were running 5.0.5 (5.0.3 and 5.0.4) so  I think they fixed it by
> upgrading to 5.0.5.
>
> hmm on the kapersky support pages...
>
> Problems with download servers.
>
> We apologize to customers and partners for the problems caused by our
> download servers over the past few days.
>
> A recent virus outbreak and an exceptionally large antivirus database
> update created an unprecedented load on our servers. This meant the
> servers were inaccessible for long periods.
>
> We have now completely restructured our update procedure. This means
> that the cumulative update released on 28.01.05, which contributed to
> the server problems,was the last update of such a large size.
>
> We are also reviewing our download server system to ensure that our
> servers will function effectively at times of peak demand.
>
>
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>
>
> David Ballengee wrote:
>
>> I am running Mail Scanner 4/36/4  with Kaspesky 5.05 email virus scanner
>> using sendmail version 8.12.11.
>>
>> Just recently it seems that the cron job
>>
>> /etc/cron/hourly/update_virus_scanners gets stuck. (It seems to run over
>> and over again when i run a ps -aux
>>
>> When this happens Mail Scanner dies, thus so does sendmail.  All the
>> messages get stuck in the queue.
>>
>> There is nothing really special about the machine its running on.
>>
>> HP Xenon 1 gb of ram.  Fedora Core 2
>>
>> any ideas??
>>
>> --
>> David Ballengee
>> IT Supervisor
>> Unique Photo
>> (973)377-5555x259
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