can't quite get clamd working properly

[Kate Kleinschafer]

Jeff Mills wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info 
>> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf 
>> Of Kate Kleinschafer
>> Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2008 11:09 AM
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: can't quite get clamd working properly
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> First of thanks to all the people that help on this list. I 
>> have got a fair way through troubleshooting this issue using 
>> help of various threads.
>>
>> I am now a bit stuck though - i think it may have to do with 
>> permissions.
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>> I installed clamav from dag
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>> In MailScanner.conf
>> Run As User = postfix
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>> Virus Scanners = clamd
>>
>> Clamd Port = 3310
>> Clamd Socket = /tmp/clamd.socket
>> Clamd Lock File = # /var/lock/subsys/clamd Clamd Use Threads = yes
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>> in clamd.conf
>> DatabaseDirectory /var/clamav
>> LocalSocket /tmp/clamd.socket
>> User postfix
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>> I made the user postfix becuase I run MailScanner as postfix 
>> (Don't know if this change is correct)
>>
>> Permissions:
>> /tmp/clamd.socket 777 postfix:postfix
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>> I am getting the error Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) Exiting!
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>> Any suggestions how I can fix this? I am unsure where it is 
>> getting the /tmp/clamd from as it is set as /tmp/clamd.socket 
>> in MailScanner.conf and clamd.conf
>>
>> I have done a service clamd stop then start and a MailScanner reload
>>
>> Thanks
>> Kate
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> I run postfix/mailscanner also and my clamav user is clamav.
> It does not need to be the postfix user.
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> My socket setup is:
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> LocalSocket /var/run/clamav/clamd.sock
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> However, I'm using TCP via 127.0.0.1
> The port config in your setup, I believe, does not mean anything if you
> are using local socket as opposed to TCP (TCPSocket 3310).
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If it runs as user clamav it can't access the queue file that is why I 
changed it to postfix.
Any suggestions on the Cannot find Socket error?

Thanks