Thanks for the response! Sorry I'm a total newbie, so please bare with me. I did see that url, as well as go over the Clam Antivirus 0.99.2 User Manual. Neither seemed to help. Should have included the OS info in original post. I'm attempting to install ClamAV version 0.99.2 onto a CentOS 7 system (5 user accounts on the system) and would like to install in a manner that would allow the program to have as much access as needed to be able to perform full system scans. The system will mostly be used by multiple users for internet, email, and word processing. Maybe games too.
My confusion starts with section 3.2 of the Clam Antivirus 0.99.2 User Manual where it mentions installing on a 'shell account'. It mentions an assumption of home directory '/home/gary'. That makes me think that particular installation method would only be for a system with one user account (in their example 'gary'). Section 3.3 then provides steps to add new system user, and group, but the last line ends with 'Don't forget to lock access to the account!' then provides no assistance as to how to go about doing that. If I install on a shell account, will the software have the ability to perform full system scans? If not, and I need to install as a new clamav user, how do I securely set that up? Any additional insight outside of those two questions would also be greatly appreciated. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 9:03 PM, Al Varnell <alvarn...@mac.com> wrote: > What platform, OS and purpose are you pursuing? Have you browsed the > documentation: <http://www.clamav.net/documentation> “Installing ClamAV" > > -Al- > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 09:16 AM, Freddy Allen wrote: > > > > Are there any instructions to securely guide setting up the clamav user, > > and group, as the installation prerequisite? > > _______________________________________________ > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: > https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq > > http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml > _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
