[Mimedefang] Using ClamAV with default run-as-user settings

Kris Deugau kdeugau at webhart.net
Wed Feb 11 14:24:03 EST 2004


Rob wrote:
> I've found a simple fix - put the following in your
> mimedefang-filter:
> 
> $ClamdSock  = "/var/run/clamav/clamd";

This is by no means default on all distros or even the same between
different packages for the same distro.  IIRC the "real" default
location is in /tmp.  :/

(Or was at one point;  a grep through the source from the tarball seems
to indicate /var/run/clamd.sock is "default".)

-kgd
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