On Thursday 06 September 2007 04:44 pm, Mumia W.. wrote: > On 09/06/2007 02:19 PM, Rody wrote: > > How can i tell if clamav is up to date? > > > > If i run freshclam as root it tells me that main.inc is up to date, but > > as all mirrors refuse to connect, i can't say if daily.inc and any other > > file are ever updated. (too often connections with outdated version) > > > > When i run the gui antivirus scanner (1.1.2) that uses clamav, it tells > > me the virus database is 3 months old. Trying to update from that program > > is useless however, as freshclam needs to be setuid clamav. I did that > > once, but when it was updated to a new version, it removed that setuid > > part. So i left it as it was probably not ment to be set setuid? > > > > The problem comes down to the makers of clamav dictating that everyone > > should use their latest version. > > I agree this is annoying. > > > I also understand why debian wouldn't want to put > > this latest version in etch's repo just yet. > > > > I'm curious as to what is the recommended way to handle this: stick with > > the debian releases or install clamav by hand each time they come up with > > yet another new version... > > > > Rody > > I recommend installing from http://www.backports.org/ > > Then configure sudo to allow your normal user account to start freshclam.
Folks, you are confusing two different things. The clamav engine and the definitions are separate updates. The freshclam program updates the databses, not the clamav engine. The OP needs to check on why the mirrors are not connecting. Is the cron job set to run exactly on the hour or at a busy time? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
