[clamav-users] looks like I have a problem too

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 10 March 2021 12:25:18 Gene Heskett via clamav-users wrote:

> Greetings;
>
> I just reduced my freshclam fetch from 24 to 6 times a day.  But I do
> see some errors when it does try to update:
> copy/paste, wordwrap off:
> from freshclam.log:
>
> Wed Mar 10 08:09:24 2021 -> Received signal: wake up
> Wed Mar 10 08:09:24 2021 -> ClamAV update process started at Wed Mar
> 10 08:09:24 2021 Wed Mar 10 08:09:24 2021 -> daily database available
> for update (local version: 26103, remote version: 26104) Wed Mar 10
> 08:09:24 2021 -> Testing
> database:
> '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.9230f/clamav-e29c7bfba68291a21e41dbe83fb8c776.tmp
>-daily.cld' ... Wed Mar 10 08:09:29 2021 -> WARNING: [LibClamAV]
> cli_tgzload: Invalid checksum for file daily.hsb Wed Mar 10 08:09:29
> 2021 -> WARNING: [LibClamAV] Can't
> load
> /var/lib/clamav/tmp.9230f/clamav-e29c7bfba68291a21e41dbe83fb8c776.tmp-
>daily.cld: Malformed database Wed Mar 10 08:09:29 2021 -> ERROR: Failed
> to load new database: Malformed database Wed Mar 10 08:09:29 2021 ->
> Database test passed.
> Wed Mar 10 08:09:31 2021 -> daily.cld updated (version: 26104, sigs:
> 3958880, f-level: 63, builder: raynman) Wed Mar 10 08:09:31 2021 ->
> main.cld database is up to date (version: 59, sigs: 4564902, f-level:
> 60, builder: sigmgr) Wed Mar 10 08:09:31 2021 -> bytecode.cld database
> is up to date (version: 333, sigs: 92, f-level: 63, builder: awillia2)
> Wed Mar 10 08:09:31 2021 -> WARNING: Clamd was NOT notified: Can't
> connect to clamd through /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl: No such file or
> directory
>
> So obviously something is aglay with my config which I haven't touched
> since debian stretch was installed. But it has been kept uptodate at
> least weekly. synaptic says I have version 102-4.
>
> What should I fix?
>
> Thanks folks.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett

Maybe its fixed, maybe not, I ran dpkg-reconfigure on it and selected 
unix sockets. then restarted both, but there is still 
no /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl file. But procmail is using clamdscan, not 
clamd. And its silently diverting stuff to /var/mail/virii occasionally. 
I *think* that's a success clue. 

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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