I have confirmed to have the same issue with clamav-0.97+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1 on a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04.
root@ubuntu:~# ps aux | grep clamav clamav 1534 8.4 0.3 13244 1824 ? Ss 22:15 0:07 /usr/bin/freshclam -d --quiet root@ubuntu:~# ls -l /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid -rw-rw---- 1 clamav clamav 4 2011-08-22 22:15 /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid root@ubuntu:~# cat /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid 1534 root@ubuntu:~# /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam stop * Stopping ClamAV virus database updater freshclam [ OK ] root@ubuntu:~# ls -l /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid -rw-rw---- 1 clamav clamav 4 2011-08-22 22:15 /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid root@ubuntu:~# cat /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid 1534 root@ubuntu:~# ls -l /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid^Cid root@ubuntu:~# ps aux | grep clam root 1785 0.0 0.1 4148 852 pts/0 S+ 22:26 0:00 grep --color=auto clam -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to clamav in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829944 Title: stopping freshclam doesn't remove pidfile To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/+bug/829944/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs