[clamav-users] prolem with freshclam when no sudo user is logged in the system

newcomer01 newcomer01 at posteo.de
Mon Dec 26 17:57:57 UTC 2022


my dns services are set inside the router directly (AVM FritzBox) and link to cloudflares dns servers (IPv4 and IPv6) are set up here.
on my local machine i didn't use dns or something


Von / From: Clamav User Mailinglist <mailto:clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
An / To: Newcomer01 <mailto:newcomer01 at posteo.de>
CC / CC: Richard <mailto:inbound-lists-clamav at listmail.innovate.net>
Gesendet / Sent: Montag, Dezember 26, 2022 um 18:22 (at 06:22 PM) +0100
Betreff / Subject: Re: [clamav-users] prolem with freshclam when no sudo user is logged in the system
>> Date: Monday, December 26, 2022 13:46:54 +0000
>> From: newcomer01 via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
>>
>> Hi There,
>>
>> now i have a small problem with freshlcam, when i run a freshclam
>> query on @reboot with user cronjob
>> (/var/spool/cron/cronjobs/USERNAME):
>>
>> Mon Dec 26 13:18:24 2022 -> --------------------------------------
>> Mon Dec 26 13:18:24 2022 -> ClamAV update process started at Mon
>> Dec 26 13:18:24 2022
>> Mon Dec 26 13:18:24 2022 -> WARNING: Can't query
>> current.cvd.clamav.net
>> Mon Dec 26 13:18:24 2022 -> WARNING: Invalid DNS reply. Falling
>> back to HTTP mode.
>> Mon Dec 26 13:18:24 2022 -> Trying to retrieve CVD header from
>> https://database.clamav.net/daily.cvd
>> Mon Dec 26 13:18:24 2022 -> WARNING: remote_cvdhead: Download
>> failed (6) Mon Dec 26 13:18:24 2022 -> WARNING:  Message: Couldn't
>> resolve host name
>
> It looks like you have a DNS issue when this is trying to run. You
> should look to see how/that dns is working on this machine. The
> cronjobs run after the system startup so, in general, it shouldn't be
> a timing issue but could be depending on how you have things set up.
>
> The response that you get from a:
>   
>    host -t txt current.cvd.clamav.net
>
> command should look something like:
>
>    current.cvd.clamav.net descriptive text
> "0.103.7:62:26762:1672074000:1:90:49192:333"
>
> The *.clamav.net services run off a CDN so the IPnumbers can change
> at will, so don't try to overcome your dns issue by putting something
> in our resolve.conf.
>
>
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