On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:04:30AM -0400, Carlos Williams wrote: > > -> /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam restart > > So if I manually run the 'freshclam' daemon, then it will lock it up? The log is locked by the daemon.
> Should I never manually run this and just let the 'cron' job to auto > update this? Updates are performed by the daemon, not via a cron job, if you chose so during installation. You can fine tune it with the "Checks" parameter in "/etc/clamav/freshclam.conf". If you chose to update via cron job, the script "/etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam" says: "If user wants it run from cron, we only accept no-daemon and stop" Ciao, gc :-) _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml