ClamAv 0.96 is out

Mark Sapiro mark at msapiro.net
Fri Apr 2 16:40:00 IST 2010


On 11:59 AM, Iulian L Dragomir wrote:
>>> Other Checks: Found 1 problems
>>> Virus and Content Scanning: Starting
>>> Clamd::ERROR:: UNKNOWN CLAMD RETURN ./MSlintdwYGUC/lstat() failed:
>>> Permission denied. ERROR :: /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/17633
>>
>>
>> Does clamd drop privileges? If so does the clamd User have sufficient
>> permissions on /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming? Did you previously
>> comment out "User clamav" in clamd.conf and forget that change?
>>
> 
> Same permission problem. Running on Centos 5.4; MailScanner version
> 4.79.11; Perl version 5.008008 (5.8.8); calmav/clamd 0.96-1.el5.rf
> I have tried with
> 
> "Incoming Work Group = clamav"
> "Incoming Work Permissions = 0640"
> 
> in MailScaneer.conf but the error is still there.


You've set the group to 'clamav' but you haven't given the group write
permission. Try

Incoming Work Permissions = 0660

> I obtained better results modifying clamd.conf
> 
> "User root"


This is the same as just removing or commenting "User clamav".

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