[SLE] ClamAV Permissions Issue on 9.2

From: L. Mark Stone (lmstone_at_rnome.com)
Date: 11/15/04

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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:38:31 -0500

    Running SuSE 9.2; used YaST to update to the latest ClamAV version (.80).

    Freshclam returns an error:

    outside:/home/lmstone # freshclam
    ClamAV update process started at Mon Nov 15 14:25:36 2004
    main.cvd is up to date (version: 27, sigs: 23982, f-level: 2, builder: tomek)
    Downloading daily.cvd [*]
    daily.cvd updated (version: 588, sigs: 2875, f-level: 3, builder: tkojm)
    Database updated (26857 signatures) from database.clamav.net (212.14.28.36).
    ERROR: Clamd was NOT notified: Can't connect to clamd on 127.0.0.1:3310
    connect(): Connection refused

    I stopped and restarted clamavd manually, and it works OK. I can also telnet
    from a command prompt on the host machine on port 3310 OK:
    lmstone@outside:~> telnet 127.0.0.1 3310
    Trying 127.0.0.1...
    Connected to 127.0.0.1.

    So it's not clear to me what this error is all about, if it is benign, or how
    to fix it if not. Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    Mark 

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