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elpresidente

Feb 19 2005, 01:41 PM

Trying to instal clam av and I get this;

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ERROR: User "clamav" (and/or group "clamav") doesn't exist. Please create it. You can omit this check with the --disable-clamav option.

What is the proper way to add this user and group?

thedude

Feb 19 2005, 02:43 PM

Try

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useradd clamav

elpresidente

Feb 19 2005, 11:23 PM

QUOTE (thedude)

Try

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useradd clamav

Yeah. I tried that. Still gave the error. I used the disable option and it installed.
Now I get:

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root@beta [~/clamav-0.73]# freshclam

ClamAV update process started at Sat Feb 19 23:20:38 2005

Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK

main.cvd is up to date (version: 29, sigs: 29086, f-level: 3, builder: tomek)

WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED - please update immediately !

WARNING: Current functionality level = 2, required = 3

Reading CVD header (daily.cvd): OK

Downloading daily.cvd [*]

daily.cvd updated (version: 714, sigs: 1195, f-level: 4, builder: tkojm)

WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED - please update immediately !

WARNING: Current functionality level = 2, required = 4

Database updated (30281 signatures) from database.clamav.net (64.246.44.108).

I have never used clam before. I'll hit the docs right now but am wondering if someone knows a good guide for clam off the top of their head.

buybeach

Feb 26 2005, 01:21 PM

I am running Clam .80 and, like the earlier post describes, it nags me to update to version .83.

But the documentation on the Clam website has me baffled. Can anyone tell me how to update the installation?

I tried using up2date as follows:

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[/]# up2date -u clamav

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: rhel-i386-es-3...
########################################

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: rhel-i386-es-3-extras...
########################################

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: planet-security-migration...

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: proxy01-dllstx4...

Fetching rpm headers...
########################################

Name Version Rel
----------------------------------------------------------

All packages are currently up to date

But as you can see, this did not achieve anything. A bit of straightforward guidance welcome.

Ronny AcuNett

Mar 5 2005, 01:04 AM

You can't up2date clamav. You have to grab the source file and recompile again, just like you did the first time.

chirpy

Mar 5 2005, 12:08 PM

QUOTE (elpresidente)

QUOTE (thedude)

Try

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useradd clamav

Yeah. I tried that. Still gave the error. I used the disable option and it installed.

Then you should also try:
groupadd clamav

jetblacktib

May 25 2005, 10:56 PM

Hi,

Installed and tried CLAM AV with abad result.

When I scanned my home directory for a virus the CPU usage shot up higher than I thought it could go. Around the 20 mark or so and held on for a 30 minutes. Meanwhile the server just crapped out, everything turned into molasis.

I had to kill the process, then I uninstalled it. Anyone else have this same reaction with RH3 and Cpanel?

nikolocalhost

Aug 25 2009, 04:15 PM

Add the clamav gropup and user, this way:

# groupadd clamav
# useradd clamav

Then run ./configure again

In order to set up to date your fresh clamav installation, FIRST you need to modify the clamav config file, that is here:

/usr/local/etc/freshclam.conf

Find these lines at the very begining of teh file:

# Comment or remove the line below.
Example

Commment the "Example" line like this, note the "#" character:

# Comment or remove the line below.
# Example

Save the file, then run this at console:

# freshclam

That will update your virus database definitions

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