Hi there -- I ran the script manually and added the exclude-dir argument for the directories in question, and this time there was no loss of network connectivity. I'll keep and eye on things, but I think that solved the problem. Thanks for the help.
-----Original Message----- From: clamav-users-boun...@lists.clamav.net [mailto:clamav-users-boun...@lists.clamav.net] On Behalf Of Tilman Schmidt Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:12 PM To: ClamAV users ML Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] opensuse11.1 loses network connection duringa cronjob that utilizes freshclam and clamscan Kaplan, Andrew H. schrieb: > I manually ran the script that is the scheduled cron job, and I was able to > track when > the network connection was lost. The disconnect occurred about five minutes into > the > anti-virus scan. > > Attached to this e-mail is the script that is run as well as the output summary > text file. [...] > /home/ahk/clamav-0.94.2/test/.split/split.clam.arjaa: Input/Output error > /sys/devices/platform/vesafb.0/graphics/fb0/bl_curve: Input/Output error > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:05:00.0/resource0: Input/Output error Don't scan pseudo filesystems like /sys, /proc, or /dev. Their contents are not actual files, but portals to internal data structures of the operating system, and reading or writing them may cause a wide variety of side effects. Scanning these for viruses doesn't make any sense and may cause system malfunctions. HTH T. -- Tilman Schmidt Phoenix Software GmbH Bonn, Germany The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
