[Mimedefang] Is it yet possible to run clamd (with mimedefang) as adifferent user?

[dave at kd0yu.com]

I haven't spent much time at all on FreeBSD,
but on linux (RH specifically), the config files

/usr/local/etc/clamav.conf (default install location)
&&
/usr/local/etc/clamd.conf

have a run as "User" define.  May solve your problem.

--Dave

> Hi all,
>
> I just upgraded my clamav (freebsd, ports) and again, it changed the
> permissions on some of it's directories and caused it to not start as
> user 'mailnull' (the same user that sendmail and mimedefang run as). I
> would rather let clamd run as the user it wants to (clamav user) and
> configure mimedefang/sendmail to allow this but my efforts did not work.
>
> If clamd runs as clamav, it cannot access the mimedefang spool files to
> scan the mail.
> If I change permission on the spool directories, sendmail complains that
> "local socket" is unsafe.
>
> I did add clamav to the 'mailnull' group (I assume editing the
> /etc/group file is sufficient).
>
> So, I *think* the problem is how to convince sendmail that a group
> readable/writable mimedefang spool directory is kosher. Anyone know the
> answer to this?
>
> TIA,
>
> -lee
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