Issues trying to get freshclam working

[Julian Field]

René Berber wrote:
> Kathryn Allan wrote:
>
>   
>> I have just done a make install of clamav using ./configuration --prefix=
>> so that it puts config file in /etc/clamd.conf for example.
>>     
>
> Wrong procedure.
>
> If you want clamd.conf in /etc use --sysconfdir=/etc .
>
>   
>> That all went smoothly but when I try and run freshclam i get the
>> following error
>> -bash: /usr/local/bin/freshclam: No such file or directory
>>
>> Where do I change where it looks for freshclam?
>>     
>
> Have you tried `which freshclam`?  If you want to change the location used by
> MailScanner, then you'll have to change lib/clamav-autoupdate, but that's not
> the recommended procedure, better uninstall your clamav and re-install with the
> --sysconfigdir option (no --prefix).
>   
You shouldn't need to edit any autoupdate or wrapper script. They get 
their information from /etc/MailScanner/virus.scanners.conf file, that's 
the one you should edit.
Any edits to autoupdate or wrapper scripts will get overwritten by your 
next MailScanner upgrade. Changes to virus.scanners.conf will be preserved.

> It's probably under /bin (thanks to your wrong use of the --prefix parameter),
> even if /bin did not exist before.
>   

Jules

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