On 25/06/07, René Berber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > Graeme Nichols wrote: > > > I have begun to get the following error when starting clamd at boot > time. > > > > ERROR: > > > > Please define server type, Local and/or TCP > > > > I have checked the clamd.conf file and can find no place to define the > > server. > > What you define is how it communicates, either set LocalSocket or > TCPSocket. > > > I noticed that clamd had stopped starting at boot time (the virus > definition > > file was not being updated automatically) so I used the GUI to set it to > > start at boot time and now I get the above error. > > > > However, if I then run freshclam I am told that the definition file is > up to > > date. > > Freshclam knows better ;-) > Hint: it uses the location defined in clamd.conf or, if there is none, > then the > hardcoded location (that clamd also uses). > - -- > René Berber
Thank Rene, all fixed. The problem was an old clamd.conf. Using a properly configured up-to-date clamd.conf file makes a world of difference :-) Thanks again, -- Kind Regards, Graeme. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
