[clamav-users] No return value from clamd

[emninger at riseup.net]

Am Sun, 4 Jan 2015 18:43:40 +0000 (GMT)
schrieb "G.W. Haywood" <clamav at jubileegroup.co.uk>:

> Your subject line doesn't say the same thing as this error message.

Correct. Sorry, it was my fault.
> 
> I suggest that you don't start any *clam* processes at boot if it's
> causing you trouble.
> 
> What makes you think that the 'daemon process' is clamd?  It might be
> but it might not.  More investigation is required.  You're the one who
> has to do it. :)

You were absolutely correct. I uninstalled clamav and the rc.clamav
file and indeed the error remained.
> 
> Are you in fact using clamd, and if so, how?  And why? :)

Yes i do - for Claws-Mail to automatically scan emails and attachments.

> 
> If you really need to start clamd at boot I suggest that you remove
> the existing rc.clamav and so that you know what's happening and when
> it happens add a few simple lines in rc.local, wherever Slackware has
> that script thesedays (I'm sorry, I gave up on Slackware years ago).
> 
> Something like this would do:
> 
> /bin/echo "$(/bin/date)"
> /bin/echo "Attempting to start clamd daemon."
> /usr/sbin/clamd ....
> /bin/echo "$(/bin/date)"
> /bin/echo "Done."
> 
> and the same for the freshclam daemon.

Thanks a lot for that good idea; i'll memorize it for - eventual other
troubles ;)

(I'm new to slackware, so, for me, it's the other way around,
obviously: i came there because of systemd troubles which comprimzed the
setup of one of my machines - a linux hostic samsung laptop ;) )

> > which makes the boot really slow (sometimes starting X even
> > hangs!).  
> 
> It isn't clear to me what X has to do with any of this, but if you're
> having problems with X as well it might indicate a more general issue
> than just one which affects ClamAV.

I guess, in the dark, there might be timing problems while the system
is waiting for the return value of the daemon. (I can break it in any
case by ctrl+z and go thru to start X)

> 
> > rc.clamav in /etc/rc.d looks like this:  
> 
> Your rc.clamav, at least as mailed to me, is garbled.  It might have
> been the mail systems which did that or it might not.  Perhaps you can
> post a copy of it somewhere so that we can see it unaltered?  As it
> is, what I can see isn't much use as it can never run properly.
> 

Sorry for that. I don't know how. Even though, now it's only
theoretical: It would be good to know: Could i attach something to a
mail to the list?

In any case: Thanks a lot for your patience and for the good points! :D