On Friday 15 April 2005 14:21, Tomasz Kojm wrote: > On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:58:05 +0300 > Denis Vlasenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > I wanted to compile clamav so that it does not change it's user > > identity, so I supplied --without-user --without-group to configure. > > > > Apparently it trets this like --with-user=no, that is, > > "use user with name 'no'". Wow 8( > > > > I patched the source and disabled changing user/group altogether. > > Will such patch be accepted into 'official' clamav? > > No. > > > Alternatively, please enlighten me why this feature is useful. > > So far I don't see any benefits. > > RTM.
Which one? I've read FAQ linked from homepage (http://www.clamav.net/faq.html) and one in wiki (http://wiki.clamav.net/index.php/FrequentlyAskedQuestions) Found no answer there. In http://www.clamav.net/doc/0.84rc1/clamdoc.pdf: >3.2 Installing on a shell account >To install ClamAV on a shell account (e.g. on some shared host) >you need not create any additional users or groups. Assuming your >home directory is /home/gary you should build it as follows: >$ ./configure --prefix=/home/gary/clamav --disable-clamav >$ make; make install >To test your installation execute: >$ ~/clamav/bin/freshclam >$ ~/clamav/bin/clamscan >The --disable-clamav switch disables testing for the existence of >the clamav user and group but clamscan would still require >an unprivileged account to work in a superuser mode. Why? >3.3 Adding new system user and group >If you are installing ClamAV for the first time, you have >to add a new user and group to your system: 3 ># groupadd clamav ># useradd -g clamav -s /bin/false -c "Clam AntiVirus" clamav Again, why? Is it a security feature? -- vda _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-devel.html
