On 10/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi - I'm new here and request some help! :) > > I'm running Ubuntu 7.10 with Clamav (Clamd) version 0.91.2 build 4610. > I'm running Clamav mainly as a virus scanner for Exim. > > When I reboot the machine, the directory /var/run/clamav disappears and > I have to manually recreate it. > > I've searched all the files in /etc and subdirectories for any mention > of any thing that creates or removes that directory, but the only thing > I can find is /etc/clamav/clamav-base.init which would appear to be > trying to create the directory if it does not currently exist. If this > file is running, it doesn't seem to be doing the necessary. > > So, can anyone help: > > 1) why is the directory getting removed > or > 2) how can I recreate the directory on clamd startup > or > 3) how can I make clamav-base.init run, or fix it if it's wrong? > > I did a google and tried to search the mailing list for an answer but I > didn't find anything, so any help would be appreciated! I had this > working under Fedora, but I'm not as familiar with Ubuntu's way of doing > things yet.
/var/run is mounted as tmpfs which means it's not persistent over reboots. Choose another directory if you want that or add creating that dir in the rc-script in /etc/init.d. -- /peter _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
