On Sun, 2016-08-07 at 19:41 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > > Am 07.08.2016 um 19:33 schrieb Chris: > > > > On Sun, 2016-08-07 at 19:17 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > > > > > > > Am 07.08.2016 um 19:13 schrieb Chris: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2016-08-07 at 17:02 +0200, Tobi wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Chris > > > > > > > > > > sorry I was not clear enough. I did not mean to start the > > > > > service > > > > > via > > > > > systemd but to call like > > > > > > > > > > sudo /usr/sbin/clamd -c /path/to/config > > > > > > > > > > and see then if the socket has been created in expected > > > > > location. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > Thanks Tobi, however that didn't work either: > > > > > > > > chris@localhost:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/clamd -c > > > > /etc/clamav/clamd.conf > > > > [sudo] password for chris: > > > > ERROR: LOCAL: Socket file /run/clamd.socket could not be bound: > > > > Permission denied > > > > Closing the main socket. > > > > ERROR: Can't unlink the socket file /run/clamd.socket > > > *frankly* you need a subfolder *below* /run because when the > > > socket > > > is > > > created *after* drop privileges the daemon has no business to > > > write > > > cirectly below /run > > > > > > * create a subfolder > > > * make sure it has the correct permissions > > > * enuse it's created at boot with systemd-tmpfiles > > > > > > there is a reason i posted you this already: > > > [root@mail-gw:~]$ cat /etc/tmpfiles.d/clamd.conf > > > d /run/clamd 0775 clamscan clamilt > > > > > > that's for re-create folders at boot since /run is tmpfs > > > > > If there's nothing in that folder do I make a file? Apologies if > > dumb > > question but I'm banging my head and previous upgrades didn't give > > me > > problems like this at all. They just worked with my setup as it was > nothing in which folder? > > the whole point is that you need a folder below /run/ where your > clamd > stuff lives and that this folder needs to be writeable by the user > clamd > is supposed to drop it's privileges to > > the folder and user depends on the packages of your distribution and > "create a subfolder" is just to prevent a needed reboot since > tmpfiles > is only supposed to run at boot time > > no idea how to explain systemd basics here, but your problems are > not > really clamav specific, it looks like you don't understand the > current > operating system version and it's tools at the moment and i fear here > is > not the place to put the pieces together > > "I'm banging my head and previous upgrades didn't give me problems > like > this at all" for me sounds the upgrade path of your distribution or > the > package of your distribution is just broken and so create a > bugreport > there while in the meantime downgrade (if you can't downgrade your > operating system management needs some re-thinking) > I understand what you're saying now. I do have a /clamav folder under /run however the owner is root and it probably should be clamav. I'll work on this and see if I can get it all straightened out.
Thanks to all who replied and offered help Chris -- Chris KeyID 0xE372A7DA98E6705C 31.11972; -97.90167 (Elev. 1092 ft) 12:58:49 up 16:23, 1 user, load average: 0.39, 0.29, 0.23 Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, kernel 4.4.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 13 00:07:12 UTC 2016 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
