Problem installing new version of Sophos

[Julian Field]

On 1/4/09 12:54, Howard Robinson wrote:
> Dear all,
> I have had a look at the archives and can see only one problem with Sophos install in the last 7 or 8 months.
> That recommended using Sophos 6 and running /usr/sbin/Sophos.install
>
> I tried this and got the following errors.
> "
> [root at mailscannerserver tmp]tar xzf sav-linux-6-i386.tgz
> [root at mailscannerserver tmp]# cd sophos-av/
> [root at mailscannerserver sophos-av]# /usr/sbin/Sophos.install
>
> If you are trying to install Sophos version 5,
>    
You have a very old version of Sophos.install. Newer versions (for quite 
a while now) say "version 5 or 6" and not "version 5".
If you use a version that mentions version 6, you will find it works 
just fine.

> then please expand the tar file with a command like
>      tar xzf sav-linux-5-i386.tgz
>      cd sophos-av
> Then run me again!
>
> Press return to continue, or Ctrl-C to escape.
>
> Clearing out old default Sophos installation libraries
> Installing Sophos for MailScanner
> Invalid command-line option: -v
> Invalid command-line option: -d
> Invalid command-line option: -s
> Invalid command-line option: -ni
> install.sh: Install Sophos Anti-Virus
> Usage: ./install.sh [INSTALL-DIRECTORY] [OPTION] ...
> OPTION:
>    --help                             Display this help information
>    --automatic                        Perform an automatic installation, using
>                                         default or command-line options
>    --acceptlicence                    Automatically accept the licence
>    --autostart[=False]                Start the Sophos Anti-Virus daemons
>                                         after the installation [Do not start
>                                         them]
>    --enableOnBoot[=False]             Start the Sophos Anti-Virus daemons
>                                         on system boot [Do not start them]
>    --ignore-existing-installation     Ignore any existing installation
>    --SavWebUsername=USERNAME          Username for accessing Sophos Anti-Virus GUI
>    --SavWebPassword=PASSWORD          Password for accessing Sophos Anti-Virus GUI
>    --update-source-type=TYPE          Set the type of updates:
>                                         TYPE=s Direct from Sophos
>                                         TYPE=o From your own server
>                                         TYPE=n Disable auto-updating
>    --update-source-path=ADDRESS       Enable auto-updating from specified
>                                         address
>    --update-source-username=USERNAME  Username for accessing update source
>    --update-source-password=PASSWORD  Password for accessing update source
>    --update-vendors=VENDORS-LIST      Comma-separated list of additional
>                                         distributions (redhat, suse, turbo)
>                                         that auto-update must support
>    --update-cache-path=DIRECTORY      Directory for local update cache
>    --update-period=HOURS              Update interval in hours
>    --update-group=NAME                Name for this configuration
>    --update-proxy-address=URL         Address for HTTP proxy
> Creating links so Perl-SAVI module compiles
>
> Fetching latest IDE virus identities from www.sophos.com
> Could not calculate Sophos version number,  at /usr/lib/MailScanner/sophos-autoupdate line 152.
> Done.
> "
>
> Any help appreciated on this.
> Thanks
> Howard
>    
>>>> On 01/04/2009 at 09:46, "Howard Robinson"<Howard at harper-adams.ac.uk>  wrote:
>>>>          
> | Hello
> | I am trying to install the latest Sophos.
> | I am using the same method I have used for a few years and not had problems
> | until this time.
> | (I know MailScanner needs updating as it's a year or so old - it's on  a long
> | list of jobs to do!)
> |
> | I have downloaded the linux.intel.libc6.tar.Z file to /tmp and run
> | /usr/sbin/Sophos.install
> | I get the following out put.
> |
> | [root at server tmp]# /usr/sbin/Sophos.install
> |
> | If you are trying to install Sophos version 5,
> | then please expand the tar file with a command like
> |     tar xzf sav-linux-5-i386.tgz
> |     cd sophos-av
> | Then run me again!
> |
> | Press return to continue, or Ctrl-C to escape.
> |
> | Clearing out old default Sophos installation libraries
> | Uncompressing Sophos distribution
> | Clearing out unpacked distribution
> | Unpacking distribution
> | Installing Sophos for MailScanner
> | Sophos Anti-Virus installation utility [Linux/Intel]
> | Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Sophos Plc, Oxford, England. All rights reserved.
> |
> | Error: This is the wrong version of Sophos Anti-Virus for your version of
> |        Linux. Use the Linux on Intel (using libc6) (glibc2.2 and above)
> | version
> | Creating links so Perl-SAVI module compiles
> |
> | Fetching latest IDE virus identities from www.sophos.com
> | Could not calculate Sophos version number,  at
> | /usr/lib/MailScanner/sophos-autoupdate line 152.
> | Done.
> | [root at server tmp]# /
> | It is the right version according to the note I have done on previous
> | updates - I tried the glibc version to check and that failed with the same
> | error!
> |
> | Any Pointers on this?
> | I'll have a trawl on the web now but thought someone might be able to point
> | me directly to the correction of problem.
> | Thanks.
> |
>    

Jules

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