[Wylug-help] ClamAV help needed - SOLVED

Anne Wilson cannewilson at googlemail.com
Fri Aug 31 17:13:19 BST 2007


On Friday 31 Aug 2007, Anne Wilson wrote:
> I've just installed clamav on my mail server box, for the first time,
> including the clamd packages.  Everything appears to be OK, and I have run
> the test scan as directed by the user manual.  However, there the aid
> appears to stop.
>
> I presume that I have to put a command into rc.local, but so far I haven't
> found what that command is.  I want it to check recursively
> in /var/spool/mail/ and all users' /home/.  I assume that running it in
> daemon mode will constantly check the defined areas.  Does that result in
> apparent slow-down?
>
> Nor do I know what command checks that it is running.  I expected it to be
> listed in 'services', but I don't know whether it's not there because there
> is still more to do to activate it, or whether it isn't a service as such.
>
> Can someone please list the steps to be taken after installation,
> configuration and test-scan.  Thanks
>
Although I thought I had installed everything needed, I had the clamd docs but 
not the executable!  It makes little sense as to how that could have 
happened, but once that was installed everything is now working.

Anne


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