No, you don't want the sample. It appears everything is working properly with freshclam, but you have a different issue in that you don't appear to have a clamd.conf file where it should be. Someone running your platform will need to tell us where that is.
-Al- On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 04:41 PM, Dora Smith via clamav-users wrote: > It said, > > Sat Aug 17 18:36:34 2019 -> Database updated (8734546 signatures) from > database.clamav.net <http://database.clamav.net/> (IP: 2606:4700::6810:db54) > Sat Aug 17 18:36:34 2019 -> !NotifyClamd: Can't find or parse configuration > file /path/to/clamd.conf > > > I think I see what the problem is. clamd.conf.SAMPLE is in the > /usr/local/etc folder next to freshclam.conf and freshclam.conf.sample. > > Before I copy and rename it, am I also supposed to change something in it? > > Maybe it's on that LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG page among the > WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY > WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too many instructions, but if so, I > didn't see it! > > Thanks! > > Yours, > > Dora > > > > On 8/17/19 6:05 PM, Al Varnell via clamav-users wrote: >> You just need to comment out (with a #) the freschclam.conf line >> >> ExtraDatabase = "dbname1", "dbname2" >> >> -Al- >> >> On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 04:01 PM, Dora Smith via clamav-users wrote: >>> Here it is. (Think I just replied to wrong address) >>> >>> >>> >>> Checking configuration files in /usr/local/etc >>> >>> clamd.conf not found >>> >>> Config file: freshclam.conf >>> --------------------------- >>> LogFileMaxSize = "1048576" >>> LogTime = "yes" >>> LogSyslog = "yes" >>> LogFacility = "LOG_LOCAL6" >>> LogVerbose disabled >>> LogRotate = "yes" >>> PidFile disabled >>> DatabaseDirectory = "/usr/local/share/clamav" >>> Foreground disabled >>> Debug = "yes" >>> UpdateLogFile disabled >>> DatabaseOwner = "clamav" >>> Checks = "12" >>> DNSDatabaseInfo = "current.cvd.clamav.net <http://current.cvd.clamav.net/>" >>> DatabaseMirror = "database.clamav.net <http://database.clamav.net/>" >>> PrivateMirror disabled >>> MaxAttempts = "3" >>> ScriptedUpdates = "yes" >>> TestDatabases = "yes" >>> CompressLocalDatabase disabled >>> ExtraDatabase = "dbname1", "dbname2" >>> DatabaseCustomURL disabled >>> HTTPProxyServer disabled >>> HTTPProxyPort disabled >>> HTTPProxyUsername disabled >>> HTTPProxyPassword disabled >>> HTTPUserAgent disabled >>> NotifyClamd = "/path/to/clamd.conf" >>> OnUpdateExecute = "command" >>> OnErrorExecute disabled >>> OnOutdatedExecute disabled >>> LocalIPAddress disabled >>> ConnectTimeout = "60" >>> ReceiveTimeout = "60" >>> SafeBrowsing = "yes" >>> Bytecode = "yes" >>> >>> clamav-milter.conf not found >>> >>> Software settings >>> ----------------- >>> Version: 0.101.3 >>> Optional features supported: MEMPOOL IPv6 AUTOIT_EA06 BZIP2 LIBXML2 PCRE >>> ICONV JSON RAR >>> >>> Database information >>> -------------------- >>> Database directory: /usr/local/share/clamav >>> WARNING: freshclam.conf and clamd.conf point to different database >>> directories >>> bytecode.cvd: version 330, sigs: 94, built on Wed Jul 17 08:11:08 2019 >>> main.cvd: version 58, sigs: 4566249, built on Wed Jun 7 16:38:10 2017 >>> daily.cvd: version 25544, sigs: 1725545, built on Sat Aug 17 03:24:01 2019 >>> safebrowsing.cvd: version 48958, sigs: 2441766, built on Sat Aug 17 >>> 10:00:50 2019 >>> Total number of signatures: 8733654 >>> >>> Platform information >>> -------------------- >>> uname: Linux 5.0.0-25-generic #26~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 1 13:51:02 UTC >>> 2019 x86_64 >>> OS: linux-gnu, ARCH: x86_64, CPU: x86_64 >>> Full OS version: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS >>> zlib version: 1.2.11 (1.2.11), compile flags: a9 >>> platform id: 0x0a2166660800000000070400 >>> >>> Build information >>> ----------------- >>> GNU C: 7.4.0 (7.4.0) >>> CPPFLAGS: >>> CFLAGS: -g -O2 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE >>> -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 >>> CXXFLAGS: -g -O2 >>> LDFLAGS: >>> Configure: '--enable-check' >>> sizeof(void*) = 8 >>> Engine flevel: 102, dconf: 102 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 8/17/19 5:56 PM, Al Varnell via clamav-users wrote: >>>> Dora, >>>> >>>> Please post the results of running >>>> >>>> sudo clamconf >>>> >>>> -Al- >>>> ClamXAV User >>>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 03:45 PM, Dora Smith via clamav-users wrote: >>>>> When I type freshclam in my terminal, I get >>>>> >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:27 2019 -> ClamAV update process started at Sat Aug 17 >>>>> 17:36:27 2019 >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:27 2019 -> main.cvd is up to date (version: 58, sigs: >>>>> 4566249, f-level: 60, builder: sigmgr) >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:27 2019 -> daily.cvd is up to date (version: 25544, >>>>> sigs: 1725545, f-level: 63, builder: raynman) >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:27 2019 -> safebrowsing.cvd is up to date (version: >>>>> 48958, sigs: 2441766, f-level: 63, builder: google) >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:27 2019 -> bytecode.cvd is up to date (version: 330, >>>>> sigs: 94, f-level: 63, builder: neo) >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:27 2019 -> ^getfile: dbname1.cvd not found on >>>>> database.clamav.net <http://database.clamav.net/> (IP: 104.16.219.84) >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:27 2019 -> ^Can't download dbname1.cvd from >>>>> database.clamav.net <http://database.clamav.net/> >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:28 2019 -> *Can't query >>>>> dbname1.0.102.0.0.6810DB54.ping.clamav.net <http://ping.clamav.net/> >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:28 2019 -> Trying again in 5 secs... >>>>> >>>>> And it repeats this two more times before telling me >>>>> >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:39 2019 -> Giving up on database.clamav.net >>>>> <http://database.clamav.net/>... >>>>> Sat Aug 17 17:36:39 2019 -> Update failed. Your network may be down or >>>>> none of the mirrors listed in /usr/local/etc/freshclam.conf is working. >>>>> Check https://www.clamav.net/documents/official-mirror-faq >>>>> <https://www.clamav.net/documents/official-mirror-faq> for possible >>>>> reasons. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The first time I tried it, it also told me it can't ping clamav.net >>>>> <http://clamav.net/>, but I could ping clamav.net <http://clamav.net/> >>>>> with no problem. And the Internet's not down. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I didn't change any mirrors when I activated freshclam.conf. I did >>>>> activate a bunch of things, if you see something I might have activated I >>>>> should go back and comment back in. Maybe something needs a database >>>>> that doesn't exist? I activated every safeguard I could see. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am using the current version, 0.103.1, that I just went through the >>>>> LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG rigamorole on the Clamav pages, ALL of >>>>> it, to install, because the version in the Ubuntu repository is out of >>>>> date and I kept getting error messages. >>>>> >>>>> I am running Ubuntu 18.04. >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to run Clamav. I want to run an antivirus scan. Right now I >>>>> presumably can't run it at all becasue it doesn't have its databases. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> And I need to know how to run Clamav immediately, because I accidentally >>>>> got a really weird web page! Today, not tomorrow and midnight won't do. >>>>> Common sense. Linux ain't just for servers any more. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Someone pointed me to a Ubuntu page for clamav that tells how to install >>>>> the out of date version that doesn't work because it's out of date, but >>>>> there might have been useful information on it - will "CLAMSCAN" run an >>>>> antivirus scan immediately? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yours, >>>>> >>>>> Dora Smith >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 8/17/19 5:07 PM, J.R. via clamav-users wrote: >>>>>>> So it downloaded main.cvd, daily.cvd, safebrowsing.cvd, and >>>>>>> bytecode.cvd, but can't download database1.cvd or something, and there >>>>>>> might be a problem with teh mirrors in my conf file, which didn't >>>>>>> contain any mirrors and I didn't mess with them if they're there and I >>>>>>> didn't see them. >>>>>> There is no "database1.cvd"... The 4 you listed are the only official >>>>>> ones. So unless you made a mistake editing the config file, I'm not >>>>>> really sure what it's trying to do. >>>>>> >>>>>> You don't need to mess with the mirrors or anything. The files are >>>>>> hosted via Cloudflare's CDN so you will automatically get the closest >>>>>> server to you. >>>>>> >>>>>>> And when I get my definititions, I need to run clamav now and not when >>>>>>> it feels like it - how do I exactly do that? The GUI for the out of >>>>>>> date version would only let me set up a time to run it. >>>>>> What operating system are you running? 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