> If you don't have the latest main.c[lv]d then the latest daily.c[lv]d will > conflict with your main; I am fairly sure that freshclam will complain if > they don't match.
> If your daily is more than three days old you have a problem with your > updates. Hello I'm not talking about the daily file, I'm specifically asking about main.cvd. Hong-Duc Vu -----Original Message----- From: Andrew C Aitchison <and...@aitchison.me.uk> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 2:07 PM To: Vu, Hong-Duc V. via clamav-users <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> Cc: Vu, Hong-Duc V. <hd...@jhuapl.edu> Subject: [EXT] Re: [clamav-users] main.cvd update schedule APL external email warning: Verify sender and...@aitchison.me.uk before clicking links or attachments On Tue, 21 Dec 2021, Vu, Hong-Duc V. via clamav-users wrote: > How often does the main.cvd file get updated? According to this old post they > have seven changes in two years. > https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2014-September/000916. > html From my /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log Wed Dec 16 15:43:48 2020 -> main database available for download (remote version: 59) Tue Mar 23 08:54:14 2021 -> main database available for download (remote version: 59) Wed Jul 14 21:41:09 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:52:43 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:53:06 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:53:19 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 23:53:21 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 01:53:25 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 03:53:28 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 05:53:30 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 61) Thu Sep 16 20:54:01 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 61, remote version: 62) Version 60 was incompatible with the version of freshclam I had at the time ... > This will help me troubleshoot any issues with my freshclam configuration if > the file isn't getting updated in a reasonable time frame. If you don't have the latest main.c[lv]d then the latest daily.c[lv]d will conflict with your main; I am fairly sure that freshclam will complain if they don't match. If your daily is more than three days old you have a problem with your updates. -- Andrew C. Aitchison Kendal, UK and...@aitchison.me.uk _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
