I think you have it wrong... clamd.conf would only be read by the clam daemon...
freshclam.conf on the other hand is read by freshclam when it does its update (or how to configure that daemon)... I run my freshclam via a cronjob, so I don't know exactly how one would configure in daemon mode... However, with that said you want to make sure you have the following line commented so its not trying to notify clamd (which is what it sounds like its doing): # Send the RELOAD command to clamd. # Default: no #NotifyClamd /path/to/clamd.conf The "Checks" setting is if you are running in daemon mode, for how often freshclam would check for updates. _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml