On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 18:47 +0100, Matt Fretwell wrote: > Amin Thakkar wrote: > > > If I put this command in crontab N* * * * /usr/local/bin/freshclam > > --quiet. This command will update virus database. Is it right ? > > > 09 * * * * clamav /usr/local/bin/freshclam --quiet
Why use crontab? Run it as a service, and let it keep track of when to go. I use checks 47 so that I don't end up at the hour or 1/2 hour.... Of course, if this is a home box, then checks 1 is probably sufficient. It's not like you will miss 1200 viruses a day... -- Daniel J McDonald, CCIE # 2495, CNX Austin Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html