On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 02:32:04PM -0400, Ollie Acheson wrote: > On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 10:28:24AM +0100, Obantec Support wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have just started seeing this error and have been running clamav for 6 or > > more months. > > i did upgrade to 88.2 recently and i now see > > > > ERROR: Problem with internal logger. > > > > I got the same error message starting at about 6:30am this morning (eastern > US). Repeated each time cron ran freshclam until I noticed it this afternoon. > Similarly, no problems in log file with permissions (writeable by > user clamav, as it has been since installation over a year ago). > > My solution: I rolled the logs and ran freshclam manually. It wrote > successfully to the new, empty log file. I presume freshclam under cron will > do likewise. > > I assume the issue was cosmic rays, or migrating birds or the like. > > Ollie >
As the other poster noted, this related to a hung freshclam process which dated from 6:30 this morning. The log from that time only showed the main.cvd line, but not the daily.cvd one. Ollie > > > > i have check my freshclam.log permissions although i have not changed the > > ownership or permissions. > > > > also been thru google which suggested the above. > > > > Mark > > -- > > Obantec Support > > www.obantec.net > > 0845 458 3121 > > WebHosting and Domains > > Nominet UK Member & IPStag Holder > > CentralNic Accredited Reseller > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html > > -- > |---------------------------| > | Ollie Acheson | > | Morristown, NJ | > |---------------------------| > > _______________________________________________ > http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html -- |---------------------------| | Ollie Acheson | | Morristown, NJ | |---------------------------| _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
