Error Cannot Connect To Clamd
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All, This morning we started seeing this in the headers of our emails: Code: X-Virus-Status: Failed X-Virus-Report: /usr/bin/clamdscan error 2 X-Virus-Checker-Version: clamassassin 1.2.4 with clamdscan clamd.sock missing / ERROR: Can't connect to clamd: No such file or directory Attempts error: please define server type (local and/or tcp) to manually start clamd result in this Code: # service clamd start Starting Clam AntiVirus Daemon: ERROR: LOCAL: start clamd Socket file unix:/var/run/clamav/clamd.sock could not be bound: No such file or directory ERROR: Can't unlink the socket file unix:/var/run/clamav/clamd.sock What is responsible for creating the socket and how do I
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make it do so? Thanks Jon jonwatson, May 5, 2009 #1 jonwatson New Member Anyone have any ideas at all on this? We're running without Anti Virus until this has been sorted. Thanks, Jon jonwatson, May 6, 2009 #2 falko Super Moderator ISPConfig Developer What's the output of Code: ls -l /var/run/clamav/clamd.sock ? falko, May 6, 2009 #3 clamd service down jonwatson New Member falko said: ↑ What's the output of Code: ls -l /var/run/clamav/clamd.sock ?Click to expand... That's the problem, there is no such file. I tried touching it to create the file, which worked, but evidently wasn't enough for ClamAV to work. I have since rebooted the machine and all it well now. I just hate having to do that because it is production so we have to wait until after hours to do it and that means everyone is running without AV all day long. If there's some way to create the clamd.sock file properly if it is not being created, I would prefer to do that over rebooting. Thanks Jon jonwatson, May 7, 2009 #4 falko Super Moderator ISPConfig Developer What's the output of Code: ls -la /var/run/ ? Maybe it's a permissions problem with one of the directories in the path... falko, May 7, 2009 #5 www New Member I had the same problem. Commenting out Code: LocalSocket unix:/var/run/clamav/clamd.sock and Code: FixStaleSocket yes in /etc/clamd.conf allowed clamd to restart. Then I noticed
a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic database updates. Because ClamAV's main use is on file/mail servers for Windows desktops it primarily clamd-socket detects Windows viruses and malware. Contents 1 Installation 2 Updating database
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3 Starting the daemon 4 Testing the software 5 Adding more databases/signatures repositories 6 Scan for
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viruses 7 Using the milter 8 Troubleshooting 8.1 Error: Clamd was NOT notified 8.2 Error: No supported database files found 8.3 Error: Can't create temporary directory Installation https://www.howtoforge.com/community/threads/clamd-will-not-start.34559/ ClamAV can be installed with package clamav. Updating database Update the virus definitions with: # freshclam The database files are saved in: /var/lib/clamav/daily.cvd /var/lib/clamav/main.cvd /var/lib/clamav/bytecode.cvd The virus definition updater service is called freshclamd.service. Consider starting it and enabling it to start at boot so that the virus definitions are kept recent. Starting the daemon Consider https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ClamAV updating the database before starting the service for the first time or you will run into troubles/errors which will prevent ClamAV to start correctly. The service is called clamd.service. Read Daemons for more information about starting it and enabling it to start at boot. You will need to run freshclam prior to starting the service. Testing the software In order to make sure ClamAV and the definitions are installed correctly, scan the EICAR test file (a harmless signature with no virus code) with clamscan. $ wget -O- http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com.txt | clamscan - The output must include: stdin: Eicar-Test-Signature FOUND Otherwise; read the Troubleshooting part or ask for help in the Arch Forums. Adding more databases/signatures repositories ClamAV can use databases/signature from other repositories or security vendors. To add the most important ones in a single step install clamav-unofficial-sigsAUR and configure it in /etc/clamav-unofficial-sigs/user.conf. This will add signatures/databases from e.g. MalwarePatrol, SecuriteInfo, Yara, Linux Malware Detect,... Scan for viruses clamscan can be used to
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FreeBSD. Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Tag Search Advanced Search Go to Page... Thread Tools Display Modes #1 (View Single Post) 11th July 2008 ccc Shell Scout Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 97 Can't connect to clamd through /var/run/clamav/clamd hi I have a newest ports tree update on my freeBSD 7.0 I've installed clamav from ports and after freshclam, I get the following WARNING message: Code: # freshclam ClamAV update process started at Fri Jul 11 15:19:48 2008 main.cvd is up to date (version: 47, sigs: 312304, f-level: 31, builder: sven) Downloading daily-7652.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7653.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7654.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7655.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7656.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7657.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7658.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7659.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7660.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7661.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7662.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7663.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7664.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7665.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7666.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7667.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7668.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7669.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7670.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7671.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7672.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7673.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7674.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7675.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7676.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7677.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7678.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7679.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7680.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7681.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7682.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7683.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7684.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7685.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7686.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7687.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7688.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7689.cdiff [100%] Downloading daily-7690.cdiff [100%] daily.cld updated (version: 7690, sigs: 37055, f-level: 33, builder: mcichosz) Database updated (349359 signatures) from database.clamav.net (IP: 130.59.10.36) WARNING: Clamd was NOT notified: Can't connect to clamd through /var/run/clamav/clamd connect(): No such file or directory what's wrong and howto solve this problem ? Last edited by ccc; 11th July 2008 at 01:34 PM. ccc View Public Profile Find all posts by ccc #2 (View Single Post) 11th July 2008 nadamson New User Join