Can't get clamd working???

Julian Field MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Wed Jun 6 10:43:51 IST 2007


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Gerry Doris wrote:
> René Berber wrote:
>> Gerry Doris wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>> virus.scanners.conf has the following entry for clamd
>>>
>>> clamd           /bin/false        /usr/local/sbin
>>
>> Wrong, the original file had:
>>
>> clamd        /bin/false                /usr/local
>>
>
> My clamd is located in /usr/local/sbin.  It is NOT in /usr/local
>
>>> and MailScanner.conf has these lines
>>>
>>> Clamd Port = 3310
>>> Clamd Socket = /tmp/clamd
>>> Clamd Lock File =
>>> Clamd Use Threads = no
>>>
>>>
>>> What am I missing!!!
>>
>> Virus Scanners = clamd
>>
>> if auto doesn't work for you, and it probably won't: how do you 
>> expect it to
>> choose between the 3 options for clamav if any one can be used?
>
> I stated in my original email that I had the following line...
>
> Virus Scanners = clamd trend f-prot bitdefender
>
> I'm running four virus scanners (this is a test system).  For some 
> reason MailScanner finds clamavmodule but not clamd.  It also finds 
> the other 3 scanners without problems.
The "auto" functionality can't (as easily) find clamd so it doesn't find 
it at present. Doesn't stop you using it though.

Jules

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