On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 03:21:35PM +1000, Kevin O'C said: > Hi All, > > debian sarge system > > logging in as root > > clam v8.X > > configured clamd.conf - do not have copy of file at > this location - will post if required. > > line in clamd.conf is this: > VirusEvent /whatever/whatever/xmessage "virus found" > > i have tested virus event command line in shell - > produces xmessage box with 'virus found'. > but when i run 'clamd /root' in terminal it detects > eicar virus at that location but does not run > xmessage. > i've checked clamd logs but nothing logged..
You'll want to use clamdscan to actually scan something. clamd is the daemon that does the work, clamdscan is the command line tool that gets aimed at a file. As a side note, clamd does not run as root in the default Debian install - it probably won't hae permission to scan /root. Please see the documentation at /usr/share/doc/clamav-base/README.Debian -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Stephen Gran | You climb to reach the summit, but once | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | there, discover that all roads lead | | http://www.lobefin.net/~steve | down. -- Stanislaw Lem, "The | | | Cyberiad" | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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