On 09/08/2012 10:45 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
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"Out Of Date" but when I click on the "Check For Updates" option it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the motions and tells me they're still outdated.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
This doesn't make sense. If you do a directory listing in /etc do you
see freshclam.conf? (To do a listing, type ls -la make sure you have
the space before the dash.) Copy the entire line
that freshclam.conf appears on (highlght the line and press
ctrl-shift-c) and paste it in here.
--doug
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