Carlos Williams wrote: > I have been assigned to manage a Postfix email server running Clamav on > a RHEL 4 ES server. I am running 0.90.3-1.el4.rf on the machine in > question & for some reason my definitions are failing to update and > flooding my logs: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /var/log/messages | grep "freshclam" > Apr 14 04:03:10 mail freshclam[5915]: ClamAV update process started at > Mon Apr 14 04:03:10 2008 > Apr 14 04:03:15 mail freshclam[5915]: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED! > Apr 14 04:03:15 mail freshclam[5915]: Local version: 0.90.3 Recommended > version: 0.92.1 > Apr 14 04:03:15 mail freshclam[5915]: DON'T PANIC! Read > http://www.clamav.net/support/faq > Apr 14 04:03:15 mail freshclam[5915]: main.inc is up to date (version: > 46, sigs: 231834, f-level: 26, builder: sven) > Apr 14 04:03:21 mail freshclam[5915]: getfile: daily-6700.cdiff not > found on remote server (IP: 64.142.100.50) > Apr 14 04:03:21 mail freshclam[5915]: getpatch: Can't download > daily-6700.cdiff from db.us.clamav.net > Apr 14 04:03:26 mail freshclam[5915]: getfile: daily-6700.cdiff not > found on remote server (IP: 194.47.250.218) > Apr 14 04:03:26 mail freshclam[5915]: getpatch: Can't download > daily-6700.cdiff from db.us.clamav.net > Apr 14 04:03:31 mail freshclam[5915]: getfile: daily-6700.cdiff not > found on remote server (IP: 194.47.250.218) > Apr 14 04:03:31 mail freshclam[5915]: getpatch: Can't download > daily-6700.cdiff from db.us.clamav.net > Apr 14 04:03:31 mail freshclam[5915]: Incremental update failed, trying > to download daily.cvd > Apr 14 04:03:38 mail freshclam[5915]: Downloading daily.cvd [100%] > Apr 14 04:03:38 mail freshclam[5915]: daily.inc updated (version: 6755, > sigs: 23628, f-level: 26, builder: ccordes) >
You got version 6700, which is too old to update from directly to 6755. That is why freshclam downloaded the entire daily.cvd again. > Apr 14 04:03:38 mail freshclam[5915]: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED! > Apr 14 04:03:38 mail freshclam[5915]: Current functionality level = 16, > recommended = 26 > Apr 14 04:03:38 mail freshclam[5915]: DON'T PANIC! Read > http://www.clamav.net/support/faq > Apr 14 04:03:38 mail freshclam[5915]: Database updated (255462 > signatures) from db.us.clamav.net (IP: 64.142.100.50) > Apr 14 04:03:38 mail freshclam[5915]: Clamd successfully notified about > the update. > It updated successfully, but didn't use incremental updates. --Edwin _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
