[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> The trick in my case, a MDV distro was to change the clamd user to >> amavis in /etc/clamd.conf and clamd is now used happily by amavis. This >> may not be the very correct way but it works and so far nothing else >> seems to be broken. >> The time for scanning e-mail is now a small fraction it used before. >> Thomas >> > > Yeah, that's one of the first things I did, but still no joy. > > I'm thinking it's likely an amavis issue rather than a clamav issue, so > I've posted the same info to the amavis mailing list. > > I'm sure I'm just overlooking something simple, but I've spent a couple > days now trying to find it. > > Does clamdscan work?
Sometimes simply changing clamd's user to amavis dones't work, as /var/run/clamav sitll owned by clamav user. To eliminate all user/perm issues, I suggest you try User root first, disable selinux (if you have it on), and try clamdscan. After it works, try amavis. Regards, Fajar _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html