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Old 08-22-2006, 12:25 AM   #1
tomhanks
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Unhappy updating Clam Antivirus


hi, i want to know how can I update the clam antivrus on my FC5?
When I run freshclam it gives me following error:

ERROR: Please edit the example config file /usr/local/etc/freshclam.conf.
ERROR: Please edit the example config file /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf.
ERROR: Can't parse the config file /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf

what to do with these files. plz help me.
 
Old 08-22-2006, 02:25 AM   #2
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ERROR: Can't parse the config file /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf
It seems that you don't have a /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf. Find the example clamd.conf and copy it to /usr/local/etc/ along with the example freshclam.conf. Then edit those file and comment the line "Example". Also take a look at the rest of the files to edit them to your needs.

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