Thanks Andrew, you're right, /var/run symlinks to /run. The matching inode should have been a hint for me.
Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Sunday, December 7th, 2025 at 5:54 PM, Andrew C Aitchison via clamav-users <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 7 Dec 2025, Alex via clamav-users wrote: > > > Problem: > > When clamav-daemon.service runs, it always encounters the error "LOCAL: > > Socket file /run/clamav/clamd.ctl is in use by another process." Then it > > immediately restarts, and fails again after the signatures have been loaded. > > > > Background: > > I needed to upgrade clamav to 1.4.3 using the official deb package from > > https://www.clamav.net/downloads > > > > I made sure I uninstalled the old clamav v0.103 from my distro (Ubuntu > > 20.04). > > I installed the clamav 1.4.3 .deb package and migrated clamd.conf and > > freshclam.conf > > I've done some other stuff that I can't quite recall, like fixing the path > > to the databases that the services point to. > > > > I have found two sockets, and I thin one is from my distro's old > > installation. > > /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl > > > > /run/clamav/clamd.ctl > > > > On recent Ubuntu (and presumably Debian) > /var/run is a symlink to /var > > > Since then I have updated clamd.conf to use LocalSocket > > /run/clamav/clamd.ctl instead of the one under /var > > But strangely, every time I start clamav-daemon.socket it creates both > > socket files. They both have the same inode. > > > > Is there any way I can resolve this socket conflict? > > Where is the 2nd socket file coming from? > > > -- > Andrew C. Aitchison Kendal, UK > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > > Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe: > https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users > > > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: > https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation > > https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat _______________________________________________ Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe: https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat
