Yes, please read all of the documentation on the web site. It explains most of your questions. Also, check out the man pages for clamscan, clamd and freshclam. There are explanations and examples.
There are also copious examples of cron jobs in the clam documentation and on google. Mike On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 12:37:04PM +0930, Darren Keech wrote: > Hi Guys, > I have setup Clam on my linux box and wondering how do I go about scanning > my entire system? > > I will be setting this up as a Cron job to run every fortnight to a month (I > haven't decided yet). > > Also how do I get Clam to fire up when I boot the system as well as check > for any updates? I have recently done a bit of reading into Cron jobs and > partially understand them but I am not sure on the correct syntax I should > be using to accomplish this. > > Lastly, once Clam is started up does it automatically scans files like > Nortons? or does it simply sit in the background until scan time comes > around? > > Any help would be great and very much appreciated. > > BTW, as you may have noticed I am a real n00b so if you feel I should be > reading something feel free to say so, unlike some n00bs I would rather > understand what I am doing and just add a little bit of knowledge as I move > along in my learning curve :) > > > Cheers > Darren > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > Clamav-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users -- Michael Sullenszino Unix System Administrator Data Security, UptimeTech.com - 206-547-1817 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
