clamd.conf.5 is the man page for clamd.conf and should be in 
/usr/local/share/man/man5/

clamd.conf might be in /usr/local/etc/

-Al-

On Wed, Mar 09, 2016 at 09:05 AM, farbod emami wrote:
> 
> hi 
> I have done both:compiling manually and by apt-grt install and I even install 
> the graphic panel.
> I do not have any clamd.conf but clamd.conf5
> which there is not any DatabaseOwner entry in it !
> in my passwd, I just have "clamav:x*********::/var/lib/clamav:/bin/false" 
> 
>    On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 8:17 PM, Rob Sterenborg 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't know what username you need to use.
> - Check your freshclam.conf for the DatabaseOwner to know which username you 
> need.
> - Check your /etc/passwd file to make sure this username does not exist.
> - If it doesn't exist, check if another username exist that has almost the 
> same name and was meant for you to use.
> - If still can't find such username, create it.
> - If such username does exist, modify your freshclam.conf and/or clamd.conf 
> to use this username.
> - chown the directory and set permissions accordingly.
> 
> This is basic *nix stuff, not really ClamAV related..
> 
> 
> --
> Rob
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: clamav-users [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
> Of farbod emami
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 March 2016 16:34
> To: ClamAV users ML <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [clamav-users] No supported database files found
> 
> Dear Rob, I have created the clamav directory with mkdir command, but its 
> owner is "roort" ,Do I must change its owner to "clamav " ? as I have not any 
> user by this name in my system
> 
> 
>     On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 7:59 PM, Rob Sterenborg 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> You skipped my first step: "make sure the directory exists". This means: if 
> it doesn't exist, create it and set the owner/group to the user clamav runs 
> as and permissions accordingly. When you've done that, run freshclam again.
> 
> 
> --
> Rob

-Al-
-- 
Al Varnell
Mountain View, CA





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