Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-10 Thread Alex
Hi, > No, the database check in clamd.conf only checks the current database. > It checks to see if the database has been updated (by freshclam, or > otherwise).  If there is an updated database, it will check to make sure > it is not corrupted and then load it. > > To update the database, you eith

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Robert Wyatt
Bowie Bailey wrote: Robert Wyatt wrote: Bowie Bailey wrote: I think there is a bit of confusion here between the "SelfCheck" setting in clamd.conf and the "Checks" setting in freshclam.conf. I do see his point with the man page documentation for clamd.conf: SelfCheck NUMBER

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Bowie Bailey
Robert Wyatt wrote: > Bowie Bailey wrote: >> >> I think there is a bit of confusion here between the "SelfCheck" setting >> in clamd.conf and the "Checks" setting in freshclam.conf. >> >> I do see his point with the man page documentation for clamd.conf: >> >> SelfCheck NUMBER >> P

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Freddie Cash
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Alex wrote: > > Also, in my installation, the documentation can be found in both > clamd.conf > > (under "Perform a database check SelfCheck xxx") and in man > clamd.conf > > (under "Directives -> SelfCheck NUMBER"). It does seem a bit vague as > only > > in cl

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Robert Wyatt
Bowie Bailey wrote: Alex wrote: Hi, Also, in my installation, the documentation can be found in both clamd.conf (under "Perform a database check SelfCheck xxx") and in man clamd.conf (under "Directives -> SelfCheck NUMBER"). It does seem a bit vague as only in clamd.conf does it indicate

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Bowie Bailey
Alex wrote: > Hi, > > >> Also, in my installation, the documentation can be found in both clamd.conf >> (under "Perform a database check SelfCheck xxx") and in man clamd.conf >> (under "Directives -> SelfCheck NUMBER"). It does seem a bit vague as only >> in clamd.conf does it indicate what

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Alex
Hi, > Also, in my installation, the documentation can be found in both clamd.conf > (under "Perform a database check SelfCheck xxx") and in man clamd.conf > (under "Directives -> SelfCheck NUMBER"). It does seem a bit vague as only > in clamd.conf does it indicate what the value might mean ("D

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Robert Wyatt
Alex wrote: Hi, I'm a bit confused on the "Checks" variable in freshclam.conf. In various places on the website and elsewhere, it seems to indicate that freshclam should be run manually (periodically in cron) to update the virus databases. However, the "Checks" variable implies that it is perhap

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-09 Thread Alex
>> Where is this documented? >> > > There's always been 2 ways to run freshclam: >  - manually, either via the CLI or via cron >  - as a daemon Ugh, not sure how I missed that. Thanks for the info. Best, Alex ___ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV gui

Re: [Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-08 Thread Freddie Cash
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Alex wrote: > I'm a bit confused on the "Checks" variable in freshclam.conf. In > various places on the website and elsewhere, it seems to indicate that > freshclam should be run manually (periodically in cron) to update the > virus databases. However, the "Checks

[Clamav-users] Automating freshclam

2010-04-08 Thread Alex
Hi, I'm a bit confused on the "Checks" variable in freshclam.conf. In various places on the website and elsewhere, it seems to indicate that freshclam should be run manually (periodically in cron) to update the virus databases. However, the "Checks" variable implies that it is perhaps being automa