Hi,

I am unable to start clamd service on CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core). Details are as follows. 

#systemctl start clamd@server.service
Job for clamd@server.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status clamd@server.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

# ls -l /etc/clamd.d/
total 68
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12110 Feb 27  2020 clamsmtp.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26647 Jul 19 23:58 scan.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26648 Jul 19 23:57 scan.conf.2021-07-19

# cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core)

# rpm -qa | grep clam
clamav-0.103.3-1.el7.x86_64
clamsmtp-1.10-14.el7.x86_64
clamav-devel-0.103.3-1.el7.x86_64
clamav-update-0.103.3-1.el7.x86_64
clamd-0.103.3-1.el7.x86_64
clamav-lib-0.103.3-1.el7.x86_64
clamav-data-0.103.3-1.el7.noarch
clamav-filesystem-0.103.3-1.el7.noarch
#

Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Starting clamd scanner (server) daemon...
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal clamd: ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/clamd.d/server.conf
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Failed to start clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Unit clamd@server.service entered failed state.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service failed.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Stopped clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Starting clamd scanner (server) daemon...
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal clamd: ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/clamd.d/server.conf
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Failed to start clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Unit clamd@server.service entered failed state.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service failed.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Stopped clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Starting clamd scanner (server) daemon...
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal clamd: ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/clamd.d/server.conf
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Failed to start clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Unit clamd@server.service entered failed state.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service failed.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Stopped clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Starting clamd scanner (server) daemon...
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal clamd: ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/clamd.d/server.conf
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Failed to start clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: Unit clamd@server.service entered failed state.
Jul 20 00:01:57 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service failed.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: Stopped clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: Starting clamd scanner (server) daemon...
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal clamd: ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/clamd.d/server.conf
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: Failed to start clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: Unit clamd@server.service entered failed state.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service failed.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: Stopped clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: start request repeated too quickly for clamd@server.service
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: Failed to start clamd scanner (server) daemon.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: Unit clamd@server.service entered failed state.
Jul 20 00:01:58 testdeveloperportal systemd: clamd@server.service failed.

Please guide. Thanks in advance. 

Best Regards, 

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 9:28 PM Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshriyan@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks everyone for the reply and much appreciated. It worked like a charm. 

Best Regards,

Kaushal

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 2:56 PM Simon Wilson via clamav-users <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote:
----- Message from Kaushal Shriyan via clamav-users 
<clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> ---------
     Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:34:30 +0530
     From: Kaushal Shriyan via clamav-users <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
Reply-To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
  Subject: [clamav-users] Warning: No matches found for: clamav on 
CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core)
       To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
       Cc: Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshriyan@gmail.com>


> Hi,
>
> I am running CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core) and installed epel
> repository.
>
> # rpm -qa | grep epel
> epel-release-7-13.noarch
> # cat /etc/redhat-release
> CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core)
> #yum search clamav
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Determining fastest mirrors
>  * base: mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in
>  * extras: mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in
>  * updates: mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in
> base
>
>     | 3.6 kB  00:00:00
> docker-ce-stable
>
>     | 3.5 kB  00:00:00
> elastic-7.x
>
>    | 1.3 kB  00:00:00
> extras
>
>     | 2.9 kB  00:00:00
> ius
>
>    | 1.3 kB  00:00:00
> mariadb
>
>    | 2.9 kB  00:00:00
> nginx
>
>    | 2.9 kB  00:00:00
> updates
>
>    | 2.9 kB  00:00:00
> (1/10): base/7/x86_64/group_gz
>
>     | 153 kB  00:00:00
> (2/10): extras/7/x86_64/primary_db
>
>     | 242 kB  00:00:00
> (3/10): elastic-7.x/primary
>
>    | 288 kB  00:00:00
> (4/10): docker-ce-stable/7/x86_64/primary_db
>
>     |  62 kB  00:00:00
> (5/10): docker-ce-stable/7/x86_64/updateinfo
>
>     |   55 B  00:00:00
> (6/10): ius/x86_64/primary
>
>     | 100 kB  00:00:01
> (7/10): updates/7/x86_64/primary_db
>
>    | 8.8 MB  00:00:04
> (8/10): base/7/x86_64/primary_db
>
>     | 6.1 MB  00:00:05
> (9/10): nginx/7/x86_64/primary_db
>
>    |  67 kB  00:00:04
> (10/10): mariadb/primary_db
>
>    |  36 kB  00:00:05
> elastic-7.x
>
>                   880/880
> ius
>
>                   467/467
> Warning: No matches found for: clamav
> No matches found
>
> Am I missing anything? Please suggest further. Thanks in Advance.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Kaushal


----- End message from Kaushal Shriyan via clamav-users 
<clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> -----

Doesn't look like EPEL is being checked - look at the list of repos. 
Is it enabled?

See below on a CentOS 7 server:

[root@emp75 ~]# yum search clamav
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
  * base: centos.mirror.ausnetservers.net.au
  * epel: epel.mirror.digitalpacific.com.au
  * extras: centos.mirror.ausnetservers.net.au
  * updates: centos.mirror.ausnetservers.net.au
============================= N/S matched: clamav 
==============================
clamav-filesystem.noarch : Filesystem structure for clamav
clamav-unofficial-sigs.noarch : Scripts to download unofficial clamav 
signatures
clamav.x86_64 : End-user tools for the Clam Antivirus scanner
clamav-data.noarch : Virus signature data for the Clam Antivirus scanner
clamav-devel.x86_64 : Header files and libraries for the Clam 
Antivirus scanner
clamav-lib.x86_64 : Dynamic libraries for the Clam Antivirus scanner
clamav-milter.x86_64 : Milter module for the Clam Antivirus scanner
clamav-update.x86_64 : Auto-updater for the Clam Antivirus scanner data-files

   Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.


--
Simon Wilson
M: 0400 12 11 16


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