Maybe try : chown -R clamav /var/clamav and then freshclam
Perhaps the files inside /var/clamav are not present, or do not belong to the correct user. Gavin Bartle wrote: > Hi folks > > Im running CentOS 5, squid is installed, next step clam then dans. > However im having problems getting clam install ; > > i've installed the following packages via RPM -i > > http://packages.sw.be/clamav/clamav-0.93.3-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm > http://packages.sw.be/clamav/clamav-db-0.93.3-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm > http://packages.sw.be/clamav/clamav-devel-0.93.3-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm > http://packages.sw.be/clamav/clamd-0.93.3-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm > > however when i try to start the clamd i get the below > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] var]# service clamd start > > Starting Clam AntiVirus Daemon: LibClamAV Error: cli_loaddbdir(): > Can't open directory /var/clamav > ERROR: Unable to open file or directory > [FAILED] > > The folder is there in /var > > drwxr-xr-x 2 clamav clamav 4096 Jul 9 21:24 clamav > > I'm sure this is a pretty simple error but its all new to me, ive been > hunting online but cant find any solution, can anyone help ? > > Many thanks > Gavin > _______________________________________________ > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net > http://www.clamav.net/support/ml > _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
