[clamav-users] Freshclam Question

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 01 July 2015 05:27:33 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 July 2015 04:22:29 Al Varnell wrote:
> > The default in the source code is 12 times a day.
> >
> > > # Number of database checks per day.
> > > # Default: 12 (every two hours)
> > > #Checks 24
> >
> > The Troubleshooting FAQ
>
> <https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq/blob/master/faq/faq-troublesho
>ot.md>
>
> still says:
> > > 	• How many times per hour shall I run freshclam?
> > > If you are running ClamAV 0.8x or later, you can check for
> > > database update as often as 4 times per hour provided that you
> > > have the following options in freshclam.conf:
> > > DNSDatabaseInfo current.cvd.clamav.net
> > > DatabaseMirror db.XY.clamav.net
>
> The above is from a several year old install as db.local.clamav.net
> changed to db.us.clamav.net now.
>
> > > DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net
> > > Replace XY with your "country code":iana. If you don't have that
> > > option, then you must stick with 1 check per hour.
> >
> > -Al-

Awake again.

Seems a correction was in order, according to htop, the config file I was 
editing should have been /etc/clamav/freshclam.conf, 
not /etc/freshclam.conf which also existed.  So I changed it, nuked the 
other, and sent it a SIGHUP.  Worked this time.  And I'm still a quart 
low on coffee. Take it another 5 minutes to brew. ;-)

Thanks Al.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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