Mailscanner warnings

AlxFrag alxfrag at gmail.com
Fri Feb 15 12:08:54 GMT 2008


Martin.Hepworth wrote:
>> Martin.Hepworth wrote:
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>> 		-----Original Message-----
>> 		From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>> [mailto:mailscanner-
>> 		bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of AlxFrag
>> 		Sent: 15 February 2008 11:12
>> 		To: MailScanner discussion
>> 		Subject: Re: Mailscanner warnings
>>
>> 		Martin.Hepworth wrote:
>>
>> 			Ah there you go..
>>
>> 			Change the Virus Scanners to
>>
>> 			Virus Scanners = clamd
>>
>> 			And make sure the clamd settings are sensible further
>> down the file.
>>
>> 			--
>> 			Martin Hepworth
>> 			Snr Systems Administrator
>> 			Solid State Logic
>> 			Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
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>> 				-----Original Message-----
>> 				From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>> 		[mailto:mailscanner-
>> 				bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of
>> AlxFrag
>> 				Sent: 15 February 2008 10:43
>> 				To: MailScanner discussion
>> 				Subject: Re: Mailscanner warnings
>>
>> 				--[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:
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>> 					would you please run the MailScanner --lint
>>
>> 					it will either be in /usr/sbin or
>> /usr/local/bin and
>> 		both should be in
>>
>>
>> 				your path anyway.
>>
>>
>> 					Regards,
>>
>>
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>>
>> 				Read 817 hostnames from the phishing whitelist
>> 				MailScanner setting GID to  (1002)
>> 				MailScanner setting UID to  (1004)
>>
>> 				Checking for SpamAssassin errors (if you use
>> it)...
>> 				Using SpamAssassin results cache
>> 				Connected to SpamAssassin cache database
>> 				config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line,
>> "/usr/bin/pyzor" is
>> 		not valid
>> 				for "pyzor_path", skipping: pyzor_path
>> /usr/bin/pyzor
>> 				bayes: cannot open bayes databases
>> 		/etc/MailScanner/bayes/bayes_* R/O:
>> 				tie failed: Permission denied
>> 				bayes: cannot open bayes databases
>> 		/etc/MailScanner/bayes/bayes_* R/O:
>> 				tie failed: Permission denied
>> 				bayes: cannot open bayes databases
>> 		/etc/MailScanner/bayes/bayes_* R/O:
>> 				tie failed: Permission denied
>> 				SpamAssassin reported an error.
>> 				Using locktype = flock
>> 				MailScanner.conf says "Virus Scanners = clamav"
>> 				Found these virus scanners installed: clamav
>>
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>> 		This gives the error:
>>
>> 		Feb 15 12:58:25 hermes MailScanner[6535]: Virus scanner
>> "clamd" not found
>> 		in virus.scanners.conf file. Please check your spelling in
>> "Virus Scanners
>> 		=" line of MailScanner.conf
>>
>>
>> 		It must be clamd running because in etc/local/clamd.conf i
>> have:
>>
>> 		LocalSocket /tmp/clamd
>>
>> 		Also, if i type ps -A i get:
>>
>> 		2319 ?        00:36:32 clamd
>>
>> 		Regards
>>
>>
>> 	Hmm looks there's a problem with the install then. Is this a fresh
>> install or upgrade from an earlier version, as the clamd info in
>> virus.scanners.conf has been present for quite a few releases now.
>>
>> 	--
>> 	Martin Hepworth
>>
>> it's fresh install.
>>
>> I have two machines running Mailscanner. The first uses the version 4.57.6
>> while the second one uses 4.66.5.
>> Both show the warnings in the log file.
>>
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>>     
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> Hmm what does virus.scanners.conf say for the clamd line??
>
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> Martin Hepworth
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> Solid State Logic
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It says:

clamav          /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-wrapper     /usr/local
clamd           /bin/false                              /usr/local



and , in /usr/lib/MailScanner/clamav-wrapper i have:

ClamScan=$1/bin/clamdscan

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