Re: Clams.....

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On 09/08/2012 10:14 PM, jdow wrote:
Um, yes, edit the configuration file. I generally speaking took the default
example configuration. These are the first few lines for MY machine which
is running Scientific Linux 6.3 which is a rebuild of redHat RHEL 6.3.

===8<---
##
## Example config file for freshclam
## Please read the freshclam.conf(5) manual before editing this file.
##


# Comment or remove the line below.
#Example

# Path to the database directory.
# WARNING: It must match clamd.conf's directive!
# Default: hardcoded (depends on installation options)
DatabaseDirectory /var/clamav
===8<---

This demonstrates one of the problems Linux generically suffers in the
Desktop world. It demands too much knowledge of the internal parts
of the operating system.

{^_^}

On 2012/09/08 18:49, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
So I've gone ahead and taken some recommendations of others here, but here's
what I get when I try to update my Clam virus definitions files...


ERROR: Please edit the example config file /etc/freshclam.conf
ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/freshclam.conf

Is there something I'm missing here?.....shouldn't the application / program I just downloaded be the latest version? The GUI displays that the definitions are "Out Of Date" but when I click on the "Check For Updates" option it goes through the motions and tells me they're still outdated. Is there some kind of fix for
this?...

Fedora 17
Gateway T6321 Laptop
3GB Memory
160 GB HDD


Thanks!

EGO II
I finally installed nano....but it's still a no-go. Even after typing the command lines you've given, after I reach the "/etc" directory nothing happens....there's nothing to edit....nothing opens up. it's just the prompt again with the flashing cursor.....I guess I'll just have to wait until Clam "grows up" a little more and learns how to install itself with a little more ease-of-use.....for the "non-technical" users out there.....(sigh!) Oh well thanks for all the tips and tricks y'all!!


EGO II
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