Peter Bonivart scribbled on Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:23 PM: > Ken Goods wrote: >> I'm running Sendmail, Mailscanner, Spamassasin, and Clamav >> (0.70rc-1). I would like to upgrade Clamav. Tried yum but it >> continues to tell me there are no updates available. So on to plan >> two. I'm going to install from the RPMs but wasn't exactly sure of >> the process. >> >> This is my plan. >> 1. Stop Mailscanner (which will effectively stop Sendmail and >> Clamav, correct?) >> 2. Save my current clamav.conf to /tmp >> 3. rpm -e clamav >> 4. rpm -Uvh new clamav-db rpm package >> 5. rpm -Uvh new clamav package >> 6. copy clamav.conf back to /etc >> 6. restart Mailscanner > > You could stop just MS and let Sendmail run so your server still > receives mail if you want to. If the packages are two > different builds > you're correct about removing the old one completely. Remember to > compare the two clamav.conf files so you don't miss any > options in the > new one by overwriting it with your old one. > > By the way, clamav.conf is only used by clamd which you're not using > with MS. Concentrate on freshclam.conf instead. > > Should be a simple five minute upgrade. Post on the MS list > if you need > more help.
Thanks Peter! More great tips! Especially the freshclam.conf/clamav.conf explanation. I know I read somewhere that it was only used by clamd but forgot until you mentioned it. I've been reading too much lately... Kind regards, Ken ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
