SV: Problem with ClamAV update

[Ugo Bellavance]

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Julian Field wrote:
> 
> On 14 Jun 2005, at 12:01, Steen, Glenn wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Ugo Bellavance wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Steen, Glenn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Perhaps you'll see something in /tmpClamav.update.log (or whatever
>>>>>it'scalled ... I'm @home:-)?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I found out that the problem is that my autoupdate script calls
>>>>/usr/bin/freshclam instead of /usr/local/freshclam.  But the  
>>>>script is
>>>>the same as on my other servers.  I tried removing /usr/bin/ 
>>>>freshclam,
>>>>removing libs in /usr/libs, uninstall + reinstall ClamAV, but it  
>>>>still
>>>>tries to run /usr/bin/freshclam.
>>>>
>>>>Anyone has an idea about where I should go from now?
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>
>>>Looking at a copy of clamav-autoupdate you have:
>>>------
>>>$PackageDir = shift || "/usr/local";
>>>
>>>$LogFile = "/tmp/ClamAV.update.log";
>>>
>>>$ClamUpdateCommand = "$PackageDir/bin/freshclam";
>>>
>>>-----
>>>And since $PackageDir is set from the third column in
>>>/etc/MailScanner/virus.scanners.conf (when called from
>>>update_virus_scanners,
>>> it seems you need change that from /usr to /usr/local ... provided
>>>you've
>>>installed lcamav to /usr/local (which it seems you've done).
>>>
> 
> 
> Very simple: If you have installed ClamAV under /usr/local then  
> that's what needs to be in virus.scanners.conf. If you use my Clam+SA  
> package, you will find it automatically corrects virus.scanners.conf  
> for you.

Cool.  I found the problem.  Forgot to manage the .rpmnew.  I think it
has been this way a while :(.  The .rpmnew had the right path.

> 
> Please don't start tweaking my wrapper or autoupdate scripts. You are  
> asking (and deserve) a whole world of pain when you upgrade and  
> forget to reinstall your "tweak".
> 

I wouldn't do that.

Thanks Julian and Glenn :).

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