On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 23:01, Jeff Ramsey wrote:
> On Aug 4, 2004, at 7:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cody Dabb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 4:11 PM
> > Subject: [Clamav-users] Amavis-new and Clamd
> >
> >
> >> What is the best way to setup clamd with amavis-new?
> >>
> >> When email pass through our postfix server amavis gives the following
> >> error:
> >>
> >> amavis[3414]: (03414-12) WARN: all primary virus scanners failed,
> >> considering backups
> >>
> >> I have the clamd setup to be primary and backup AV scanner, it never
> >> seems to scan for viruses coming in.
> >>
> >> Config files:
> >>
> >> /etc/amavisd.conf
> >>
> >> $unix_socketname = "/tmp/clamd"; #"$MYHOME/amavisd.sock"; # amavis
> >> helper protocol socket
> >>
> >> @av_scanners = (
> >>
> >> ### http://www.clamav.net/
> >>  ['Clam Antivirus-clamd',
> >>    \&ask_daemon, ["CONTSCAN {}\n", "/tmp/clamd"],
> >>    qr/\bOK$/, qr/\bFOUND$/,
> >>    qr/^.*?: (?!Infected Archive)(.*) FOUND$/ ],
> >> # # NOTE: run clamd under the same user as amavisd;  match the socket
> >> # # name (LocalSocket) in clamav.conf to the socket name in this entry
> >> # # When running chrooted one may prefer: ["CONTSCAN
> >> {}\n","$MYHOME/clamd"],
> >>
> >> @av_scanners_backup = (
> >>
> >>   ### http://www.clamav.net/
> >>   ['Clam Antivirus - clamscan', 'clamscan',
> >>     '--stdout --no-summary -r {}', [0], [1],
> >>     qr/^.*?: (?!Infected Archive)(.*) FOUND$/ ],
> >>
> >> /etc/clamav.conf
> >>
> >> # which is only accessible for a user running daemon.
> >> LocalSocket /tmp/clamd
> >>
> >> User vscan
> >>
> >
> > Not an expert by any means but you should check the following:
> >
> > Is the socket file actually being created in /temp/clamd ?  If not you
> > probably have a permissions issue.
> >
> > Is vscan the Amivis user too?  If not change the user to the Amavis 
> > user.
> >
> >
> 
> Agreed. 95% of my startup issues were permission related. Just make 
> sure that all of the clam/amavis/mailserver run as the same user. Or, I 
> finally made a group called 'maildaemons', and made each pertenent 
> account a member of it. I changed the group on all related 
> files/directories to 'maildaemons'. Then I set the g+wr on all of the 
> config and queue directories, and set the g+wrx on all of the related 
> executables. It took me quite a while to get all of that set correctly, 
> but it works now.
> 
> 
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That was the problem! I found it right after I sent in the email.:) Once
I changed the unix socketname back on the amavis everything started to
work.

Thanks everyone.




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