ClamAv 0.96 is out

[Randal, Phil]

Scott Silva wrote:
> on 4-8-2010 12:31 PM Kai Schaetzl spake the following:
>> Scott Silva wrote on Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:33:25 -0700:
>> 
>>> Changed
>>> incoming work user to clamav and changed incoming work group to
>>> blank... 
>> 
>> Thanks for the suggestion, but this doesn't work for me. I changed to
>> user = clamav and then also removed the group as you did.
>> 
>> The result of that (in both cases) is that the owner of the directory
>> is now postfix and the error already happens in MS.
>> 
>> Error in tempdir() using MSlintXXXXXX: Parent directory (.) is not
>> writable  at /usr/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm line
>> 1211 
>> 
>> As I said I think there is something wrong about the group ownership
>> or permissions only in the lint code that wasn't a problem before
>> 0.96 but now is. Maybe clamav used ftstat before which doesn't need
>> execute permission. 
>> 
>> Kai
>> 
> I guess I should have been more specific. I am using sendmail. Maybe
> Julian will see this thread when he is free and something will pop in
> his head. I am also having some problems with the new spamassassin,
> but I downgraded, as I don't have time to deal with that right now.   

It doesn't work for me with sendmail, either.

The only workaround I have which works is to comment out

user clamav

in /etc/clamd.conf and restart clamd.

I haven't had the time to dig into MailScanner's lint and virus scanning
code, alas.

Cheers,

Phil

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