Re: [Clamav-users] clamd.ctl not read at bootup

[Fajar A. Nugraha]

Karl Hakmiller wrote:

Just installed clamav (0.68) on FC1 system.  Freshclam works OK but system does not read clamd.ctl at bootup. 

It's not supposed to "read" it. Based on your config, clamd.ctl is a socket.

There is a file named clamd.ctl in /var/run/clamav (which is the dir specified for LocalSocket
in /etc/clamav.conf).  The bootlog reports that clamav-milter failed to
load.  My clamav.conf is as follows: 

 

You should check your clamav-milter's config and log. Your clamd seems 
to work fine.

#                   Never delete/move files with this directive !
VirusEvent /usr/local/bin/send_sms 123456789 "VIRUS ALERT: %f: %v"
 

Do you really want this? I hope you realise it means you'll be sending
possibly thousands of SMS daily.
I'd sure appreciate some clarification here.  Is the clamd.ctl file the
problem and, 

I think not.

if so, what should I do about it.

Again, examine your clamav-milter config and log. Clamd SEEMS to be OK.
Try feeding clamdscan with some test virus to be sure.
 And, what's in clamd.ctl
anyway (permission denied if I try to read it with cat or gedit)`?
 

It's a unix socket. You're not supposed to 'cat' or 'gedit' it.
Think of it as an open TCP port, but instead of IP and port number you 
access
it using a local file.

Regads,

Fajar
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