From clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net Wed Jul 16 11:58:07 2008 Return-Path: X-Original-To: list@tad.clamav.net Delivered-To: list@tad.clamav.net X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id cx48EBJ6cP9r; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:58:06 +0200 (CEST) Received: from tad.clamav.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08A7B16C0DF; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:58:04 +0200 (CEST) X-Original-To: clamav-users@tad.clamav.net Delivered-To: clamav-users@tad.clamav.net X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id yA0SJOHnX6M1 for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:58:00 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.189]) by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5298A16C0D1 for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:58:00 +0200 (CEST) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 19so3086905fkr.8 for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:58:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.63.19 with SMTP id l19mr1723446fga.77.1216202280106; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:58:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.93.6 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:58:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:58:00 +0100 From: "Gavin Bartle" To: "ClamAV users ML" In-Reply-To: <487DC461.7020306@in.fiorano.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline References: <487DBC55.1040901@internext.co.za> <487DC461.7020306@in.fiorano.com> Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Starting clamd [FAILED] X-BeenThere: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: ClamAV users ML List-Id: ClamAV users ML List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net Errors-To: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net Hi, as far as i know clamd-0.93.3-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm is the latest version , and i have that installed. However i had the same problem starting clamd [root@hwk-proxy-01 var]# cd /var/clamav/ [root@hwk-proxy-01 clamav]# ls daily.cld main.cvd mirrors.dat [root@hwk-proxy-01 clamav]# rm * rm: remove regular file `daily.cld'? y rm: remove regular file `main.cvd'? y rm: remove regular file `mirrors.dat'? y [root@hwk-proxy-01 clamav]# freshclam ClamAV update process started at Wed Jul 16 10:58:24 2008 Downloading main.cvd [100%] main.cvd updated (version: 47, sigs: 312304, f-level: 31, builder: sven) Downloading daily.cvd [100%] daily.cvd updated (version: 7724, sigs: 40895, f-level: 33, builder: guitar) Database updated (353199 signatures) from db.gb.clamav.net (IP: 193.19.98.136) WARNING: Clamd was NOT notified: Can't connect to clamd through /tmp/clamd.socket connect(): No such file or directory [root@hwk-proxy-01 clamav]# service clamd start Starting Clam AntiVirus Daemon: LibClamAV Error: cli_loaddbdir(): Can't open directory /var/clamav ERROR: Unable to open file or directory [FAILED] 2008/7/16 Britto I : > The same happened to me after upgradation of clamd.I could solve that > issue like this > > 1.Upgrade clamd to the latest > 2.Remove daily.cld and main.cvd and run freshclam( This time unable to > notify clamd) > 3.start clamd ( in my case it was started) > 4.Remove those files again and run freshclam. > > -- > Britto > _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml