weird mailscanner clamd error

[Rick Cooper]

Naz Snidanko wrote:
> I just checked:
> 
> /opt/MailScanner-4.82.3-1/lib/MailScanner/MessageBatch.pm
> 
> I am using 4.82.3-1 and this modification is there. It does not solve
> the problem. I haven't tried running clamd under root since it would
> violate our security principles.
> 
> Are you guys sure it is not a problem with clamd itself? Clamav
> doesn't get this error.
> 

Is clamd running as the same user as the mailscanner user? In other words if
your mailscanner user was postfix is the clamd.conf User parameter set to
postfix as well (clamd would have to be started as root to drop privs)

I suspect this would be the issue for Curu as the permissions he listed are
readable by group www-data for the zip file but only readable by user
postfix for the unzipped files. Clearly there is something amiss with the
extracted permissions as one would think they would be the same as the
original zip file.




> Regards,
> 
> Naz Snidanko
> Desktop & Network Support
> Harper Power Products Inc.
> (p) 416 201- 7506
>  nsnidanko at harperpowerproducts.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of
> Iulian L Dragomir
> Sent: January 6, 2011 6:05 AM
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: Re: weird mailscanner clamd error
> 
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Randal, Phil
> <prandal at herefordshire.gov.uk> wrote:
>> The only workaround I've found is to run clamd as root.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I've seen the same issue with MailScanner / sendmail on CentOS.
> 
> If it is the same problem then try this:
> 
> http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2010-April/095611.ht
> ml
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