[Mimedefang] Problem running virus scanner

[Kevin A. McGrail]

Hi Vivek,

Typically, this is a permission problem or a library problem

>From the command line as root, run uvscan.  See if you get an error.

If you don't get an error, try su -l -s /bin/bash defang and run uvscan.
See if you get an error.

Some errors of this type have to do with McAfee's crack-addict zip format
giving wrong permissions to DAT files.  Usually a chmod 755
/usr/local/uvscan/*.dat fixes the issue.

You also might need the RH9 work around for uvscan depending on what RH you
use.  There are at least 2 ways to do this documented at
http://www.peregrinehw.com/downloads/MIMEDefang/INSTALL-MCAFEE which have
all had good success to my best knowledge.

KAM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vivek Kumar" <vivekk at gorave.net>
To: <mimedefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 1:19 PM
Subject: [Mimedefang] Problem running virus scanner


> Hi all,
>
> I installed uvscan with mimedefang on RedHat Enterprise Server. In my
> maillog I saw that there is problem running virus scanner. The exact
> message is as follows:
>
> mimedfang.pl [839] : Problem running virus scanner code=127
> category=swerr, action=tempfail
>
> sendmail[1184]: i3NE65ST3001184: Milter: data, reject=451 4.3.0 Problem
> running virus-sacnner.
>
> There are bunch of entries like that.
>
> Any help will be highly appreciated.