2010/10/4 Török Edwin <edwinto...@gmail.com>
> On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 16:12:09 +0300
> Odhiambo Washington <odhia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Jerry <clamav.u...@seibercom.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:12:28 +0300
> > > Odhiambo Washington <odhia...@gmail.com> articulated:
> > >
> > > > I have FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE. I have just updated from 0.96.2 to
> > > > 0.96.3 and now clamd won't start, giving segfault.
> > > >
> > > > ct 4 11:06:11 mail kernel: pid 45864 (clamd), uid 26: exited on
> > > > signal 11 Oct 4 11:06:22 mail kernel: pid 45917 (clamd), uid 26:
> > > > exited on signal 11 Oct 4 11:06:30 mail kernel: pid 45957
> > > > (clamd), uid 26: exited on signal 11 Oct 4 11:06:38 mail kernel:
> > > > pid 45991 (clamd), uid 26: exited on signal 11
> > > >
> > > > I need to find out what is causing this.
> > >
> > > I am using FreeBSD 8.1/amd64 and have not experienced any problems.
> > > Just for grins, and assuming you are usihng the FreeBSD ports
> > > systemj to install Clamav, have you tried the following:
> > >
> > > 1) Empty the contents of "/usr/ports/distfiles"
> > >
> > > 2) Run: pkg_delete -dfv clamav*
> > >
> > > 3) Do: cd /usr/ports/security/clamav
> > >
> > > 4) Do: make config
> > >
> > > 5: Do: make install && make distclean
> > >
> > > Now, either manually start clamav, or reboot your system and make
> > > sure it starts correctly (my suggestion)
> > >
> > > If it still fails to start, you might want to contact the port
> > > maintainer: ga...@freebsd.org
> > >
> > >
> > Oddly enough, after doing a pkg_delete -dfv clamav\* (I'm in bash)
> > and then doing 'portinstall -N clamav' (I already have the config I
> > use so no need for make config), clamd has now started fine.
> >
> > PS: Torok - supposed I had to proceed with debug, would the following
> > yield the required data?
> > ulimit -c unlimited
> > gdb -args /usr/local/sbin/clamd
> > >run
> > >bt full
> >
>
> Yes, you would run 'bt full' after clamd died (gdb will tell you when
> that happens).
> You'd have to set 'Foreground yes' in clamd.conf too.
>
> Best regards,
> --Edwin
>
>
Thanks. Given that my clamd uses Foreground already, all I need is to get a
crash.
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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
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