Clams.....

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

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 "Out Of Date" but when I click on the "Check For Updates" option it 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 the motions and tells me they're still outdated.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?

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EGO II