On 09/08/2012 11:06 PM, Doug wrote:
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"Out Of Date" but when I click on the "Check For Updates" option it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the motions and tells me they're still outdated.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
This is odd....I KNOW the file is there because I've navigated to it
using Nautilus and SEE it with my own eyes....but it WON'T show in a
Terminal?...even AFTER I've entered the commands for listing files?
total 564
drwx------. 37 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 23:34 .
drwxr-xr-x. 4 root root 4096 Feb 3 2012 ..
drwx------. 3 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 20:46 .adobe
-rw-------. 1 janus janus 1485 Sep 8 23:34 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--. 1 janus janus 18 Jun 22 2011 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r--. 1 janus janus 193 Jun 22 2011 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r--. 1 janus janus 124 Jun 22 2011 .bashrc
drwx------. 16 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 17:14 .cache
drwxrwxr-x. 6 janus janus 4096 Aug 26 00:35 .clamtk
drwx------. 29 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 18:52 .config
drwx------. 3 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:32 .dbus
drwxr-xr-x. 4 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 20:33 Desktop
drwx------. 8 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 22:33 Documents
drwx------. 7 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 21:40 Downloads
-rw-------. 1 janus janus 16 Aug 4 17:32 .esd_auth
drwxrwxr-x. 2 janus root 4096 Sep 8 17:14 FedoraUtils
drwxr-xr-x. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 25 23:34 .fontconfig
drwx------. 3 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 17:23 .gconf
drwxr-xr-x. 24 janus janus 4096 Aug 27 20:55 .gimp-2.8
drwx------. 6 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 17:22 .gnome2
drwx------. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 23:48 .gnome2_private
drwx------. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 26 19:27 .gnupg
-rw-rw-r--. 1 janus janus 9928 Aug 24 19:43 Gospel Tunes.xspf
-rw-r--r--. 1 janus janus 3072 Aug 4 20:38 .grl-bookmarks
-rw-r--r--. 1 janus janus 2048 Aug 4 20:38 .grl-metadata-store
-rw-r--r--. 1 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 20:38 .grl-podcasts
drwxrwxr-x. 2 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 17:24 .gstreamer-0.10
-rw-rw-r--. 1 janus janus 137 Sep 8 17:23 .gtk-bookmarks
drwx------. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:32 .gvfs
-rw-------. 1 janus janus 22010 Sep 8 17:23 .ICEauthority
-rw-r--r--. 1 janus janus 1856 Sep 8 17:23 .imsettings.log
drwxr-xr-x. 3 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:32 .local
drwx------. 3 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 20:46 .macromedia
drwx------. 3 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:32 .mission-control
drwxrwxr-x. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 5 20:46 .monsterz
drwxr-xr-x. 5 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:35 .mozilla
drwx------. 4 janus janus 20480 Sep 8 12:23 Music
-rw-rw-r--. 1 janus janus 72 Aug 22 20:51 .ophcrackrc
drwx------. 6 janus janus 4096 Sep 6 23:56 Pictures
drwxrw----. 3 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 20:12 .pki
drwxr-xr-x. 2 janus janus 4096 Sep 6 23:56 Public
drwx------. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:32 .pulse
-rw-------. 1 janus janus 256 Aug 4 17:32 .pulse-cookie
drwx------. 6 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 23:32 .purple
drwxrwxr-x. 5 janus janus 4096 Aug 11 13:01 .shotwell
drwxr-xr-x. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:32 Templates
drwx------. 4 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 17:49 .thumbnails
drwx------. 4 janus janus 4096 Aug 4 22:09 .thunderbird
-rw-rw-r--. 1 janus janus 0 Aug 11 20:34 Untitled Document
drwxr-xr-x. 4 janus janus 4096 Aug 26 22:03 Videos
drwxrwxr-x. 4 janus janus 4096 Sep 8 22:32 .wine
drwxr-xr-x. 2 janus janus 4096 Aug 26 13:59 .xine
-rw-------. 1 janus janus 48543 Sep 8 23:36 .xsession-errors
-rw-------. 1 janus janus 264724 Sep 8 17:22 .xsession-errors.old
EGO II
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