[clamav-users] Problem running virus scanner: code=999, category=cannot-execute, action=tempfail

[G.W. Haywood]

Hi there,

On Wed, 13 Nov 2019, Andrew Watkins via clamav-users wrote:
> On 11/13/19 10:33 AM, G.W. Haywood via clamav-users wrote:
>> 
>> Perhaps clamd is reloading its databases when you see this. Depending
>> on configuration and the host performance it can take anywhere between
>> a few tens of seconds and several minutes to reload all the databases...
>> 
> Ah! I had read that discussion, but didn't put 2 and 2 together since I 
> thought the database re-load had finished, but I think it may be this. I will 
> look at download and build patched version.

You could of course just increase your timeouts. :)

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73,
Ged.