On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 08:04:41PM -0500, David A. Cobb said: > AMD (i386) Athlon XP, 256 Meg RAM, Debian 'sarge', kernel 2.4.27 > Every attempt to install ClamAV fails with the complaint raised by the > post-install script for 'freshclam' > > <blockquote> > [16:40:36] bash3 $ sudo dpkg --configure -a > Setting up clamav-freshclam (0.81-2) ... > debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog > debconf: (Dialog frontend is incompatible with emacs shell buffers) > debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline > debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline > debconf: (Term::ReadLine::GNU is incompatable with emacs shell buffers.) > debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype > Starting ClamAV virus database updater: ERROR: Can't open > /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log in append mode (check permissions!). > ERROR: Problem with internal logger. > invoke-rc.d: initscript clamav-freshclam, action "start" failed. > dpkg: error processing clamav-freshclam (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > </blockquote> > > I have tried various modifications to the perms on the directory or > logfile; > currently set as: > > drwxrwxrwx 2 clamav adm 4096 Feb 13 17:33 clamav > > and: > > -rw-r----- 1 clamav adm 0 Feb 13 17:33 freshclam.log > > My attempts included removing the directory and purging the package, > then re-installing. > Nothing seems to satisfy the initscript. > > Can anyone suggest my next move?
I would suggest fixing your debconf blowup first, as this may sort things out for you in a roundabout manner. The config file freshclam.conf is generated by debconf on install, and I have a feeling that something is wronf with the config file, and you are getting a misleading error message. What are the contents of freshclam.conf? permissions? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Stephen Gran | It's not the men in my life, but the | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | life in my men that counts. -- Mae | | http://www.lobefin.net/~steve | West | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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