<solved> freshclam service will not start

[rogaven]

amigas y amigos

I have for some time problem with the service freshclam.
during the boot process I get an error message: WARNING: Can't get information about user --quiet.
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$ su -c 'service freshclam start'
Password:
Der Clam AntiVirus Aktualisierungs-Systemdienst wird gestartet: WARNING: Can't get information about user --quiet.
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any ideas?

[rogaven]

is this a personal problem
only I use clamav?

[twa]

rogaven,
see here:http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,108170.msg929673.html#msg929673
and here:http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,109491.msg935371.html#msg935371

[daniel]

Holla my friend,

have a quick look here http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,97115.msg821944.html#msg821944

Daniel

[rogaven]

thanks for the hints
but the problem here no is freshclam, work as root and user

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$ freshclam --datadir=/home/rogaven/.clamtk/db
ClamAV update process started at Sun Oct 21 06:40:37 2012
main.cvd is up to date (version: 54, sigs: 1044387, f-level: 60, builder: sven)
Downloading daily-15482.cdiff [100%]
daily.cld updated (version: 15482, sigs: 277543, f-level: 63, builder: ccordes)
bytecode.cvd is up to date (version: 190, sigs: 36, f-level: 63, builder: neo)
Database updated (1321966 signatures) from database.clamav.net (IP: 194.186.47.19)

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$ su -c 'freshclam'
Password:
ClamAV update process started at Sun Oct 21 06:34:24 2012
main.cvd is up to date (version: 54, sigs: 1044387, f-level: 60, builder: sven)
Downloading daily-15470.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15471.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15472.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15473.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15474.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15475.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15476.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15477.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15478.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15479.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15480.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15481.cdiff [100%]
Downloading daily-15482.cdiff [100%]
daily.cld updated (version: 15482, sigs: 277543, f-level: 63, builder: ccordes)
bytecode.cvd is up to date (version: 190, sigs: 36, f-level: 63, builder: neo)
Database updated (1321966 signatures) from database.clamav.net (IP: 200.236.31.1)
I mean the service that is started at boot

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$ su -c 'service freshclam start'
Password:
Der Clam AntiVirus Aktualisierungs-Systemdienst wird gestartet: WARNING: Can't get information about user --quiet.
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[rogaven]

error found 
the script search for user

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$ USER=`grep '^User\b' /etc/clamd.conf|awk '{ print $2}'`
[rogaven@rogaven ~]$ echo $USER

but I had not specified a user

from clamd.conf

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# Run as another user (clamd must be started by root for this option to work)
# Default: don't drop privileges
# User clamavwhen I chanhge to

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# Run as another user (clamd must be started by root for this option to work)
# Default: don't drop privileges
User clamav the script work without problems
but this setting is correct? or must set to root? 

[daniel]

If i understand right, it must set User as clamav, and then it will work correctly

[rogaven]

das ist das Problem (that's the problem) 

Run as another user (clamd must be started by root for this option to work)

Default: don't drop privileges

wie sieht eine richtig konfigurierte (how look a properly configured) clamd.conf and freshclam.conf aus?

[daniel]

The question is, why should clamav run as an another user?

If you can start clamav, and clamav will work properly, without any errors,
and update freshclam database so is it what you want, or not?

-DE
Die Frage lautet, warum sollte clamav gestartet werden als ein anderer Benutzer?

Wenn clamav startet und korrekt funktioniert, ohne Probleme, dabei die Freshclam
Datenbank aktualisiert, so ist es doch das was man will, oder etwa nicht?

DE-   

[Tony]

Sorry, my German is not good.

As seen in PCLinuxOS Magazine, good Tutorial for another AntiVirus:   Avast!

avast4workstation-1.3.0-1.i586.rpm

Not clamav I realise; apologies.

[rogaven]

@Tony,
I'll not change just because something does not work; I'll look for a solution

@daniel
freshclam wurde beim booten nicht gestartet, das habe ich bisher über cronjob gelöst und werde es auch weiterhin tun, da der PC 24 Stunden läuft
es war ein Fehler, den ich beseitigen wollte
freshclam failed during boot,  I have been solved via cronjob and will continue to do so, since the PC is running 24 hours
it was an error, I wanted to eliminate

[daniel]

Is it solved?

[Vorteggs]

when I chanhge to

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# Run as another user (clamd must be started by root for this option to work)
# Default: don't drop privileges
User clamav the script work without problems
but this setting is correct? or must set to root? 

It seems people use this setting without problems:

The clamd.conf file looks
like this in my case:

# Run as selected user (clamd must be started by root).
# By default it doesn't drop privileges.
User clamav

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/clamav/users/22749

[rogaven]

also thank you @Bretheren Sea Holystone

yes is solved (i hope; the next boot will show it)