--- Tomasz Papszun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 at 16:48:00 +1000, Kevin O'C > wrote: > > --- Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > > aimed at a file. As a side note, clamd does not > run > > > as root in the > > > default Debian install - it probably won't hae > > > permission to scan /root. > > > Please see the documentation at > > > /usr/share/doc/clamav-base/README.Debian > [...] > > Hi Stephen, > > > > thanks for prompt reply - > > > > correction, i was testing virusevent with > clamdscan, > > not clamd. > > clamd daemon is running happily via startup init > > script. i think it is running as root - the > clamdscan > > test from terminal does run correctly ie. it scans > the > > /root dir and finds eicar virus..... > > > > the documentation you refer to is very basic, are > you > > a debian user? > > Kevin, > > Stephen Gran is not only a Debian user, but also the > respectable Debian > maintainer of ClamAV packages! :-) > > -- > Tomasz Papszun SysAdm @ TP S.A. Lodz, Poland > | And it's only > tomek at lodz.tpsa.pl http://www.lodz.tpsa.pl/iso/ > | ones and zeros. > tomek at clamav.net http://www.ClamAV.net/ A > GPL virus scanner > _______________________________________________ > http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html >
yes, my polish friend, i did not expect such a prestigious reply. some study is in order. while you're posting, can you offer something to solve this problem? :-> Sysadmin GSoWat Melbourne Australia ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Messenger 7.0 beta: Free worldwide PC to PC calls http://au.beta.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html