Re: clamscan can't process excluded-dir
Ernie Grossmann via clamav-users <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:50:21 +0000
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--===============5121871352875975581== Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_BL0PR06MB44493172BDA3BABC0898273CD662ABL0PR06MB4449namp_" --_000_BL0PR06MB44493172BDA3BABC0898273CD662ABL0PR06MB4449namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That was it. Thank you! ________________________________ From: clamav-users <[email protected]> on behalf of Mas= aru Nomiya via clamav-users <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 9, 2026 19:40 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: Masaru Nomiya <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [clamav-users] clamscan can't process excluded-dir Hello, In the Message; Subject : [clamav-users] clamscan can't process excluded-dir Message-ID : <[email protected]= 06.prod.outlook.com> Date & Time: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:16:08 +0000 [EG] =3D=3D Ernie Grossmann via clamav-users <[email protected]= > has written: EG> Hello. Recently, clamscan stopped processing the '--exclude-dir' EG> option. I'm using the Ubuntu LTS package (1.4.3) and cannot EG> figure out what the issue might be. I run the same scan on two EG> different computers, yet only one of them throws these errors. I EG> have uninstalled/reinstalled clamav to no avail. I'm running as EG> root and the directories do exist. Tried with and without quotes EG> and with and without trailing slash for the excluded directory. I EG> compared environments (printenv) and they are the same other than EG> variables that change (PIDs, etc.). EG> >From Konsole: EG> # clamscan -ir exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/ /usr EG> exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/: No such file or directory EG> WARNING: exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/: Can't access file exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/ /usr --> --exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/ /usr Best regards. -- =1B$B(.(,(,(/WD=1B(B Masaru Nomiya mail-to: nomiya @ la= ke.dti.ne.jp =1B$B(-!@!?WD=1B(B =1B$B(1(,(,(0=1B(B =1B$B!!!!=1B(B "It was a sin to be delicious. -- Abs= tinence preached by Christianity." -- "The History of the mind in French Cuisine" Chikako Hashimoto (in J= P) -- _______________________________________________ Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Flists.cl= amav.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fclamav-users&data=3D05%7C02%7C%7C64eb264f09= 284ac1993b08de684dd6e5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6390628= 80766320838%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDA= wMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3D= %2FXhIHUzj2xcZMekLLE8RcjuTLAxZI9jeY5lZKAuu%2BFE%3D&reserved=3D0<https://lis= ts.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users> Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fgithub.c= om%2FCisco-Talos%2Fclamav-documentation&data=3D05%7C02%7C%7C64eb264f09284ac= 1993b08de684dd6e5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639062880766= 356954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIs= IlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3DJrQY2= pfgUpVW2Kl5e%2FO%2F%2BIfyOC%2F0lIRONENKNXSz0xk%3D&reserved=3D0<https://gith= ub.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fdocs.cla= mav.net%2F%23mailing-lists-and-chat&data=3D05%7C02%7C%7C64eb264f09284ac1993= b08de684dd6e5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6390628807663898= 59%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAi= OiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3D%2BHchXf8= aKYpn4Q9nWS51HIrwxvt%2BmgMnF37sBXh9h8I%3D&reserved=3D0<https://docs.clamav.= net/#mailing-lists-and-chat> --_000_BL0PR06MB44493172BDA3BABC0898273CD662ABL0PR06MB4449namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-2022-= jp"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Calibri", &q= uot;Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> That was it. Thank you!</div> <div id=3D"appendonsend"></div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex=3D"-1"> <div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" st= yle=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> clamav-users <clam= [email protected]> on behalf of Masaru Nomiya via clamav= -users <[email protected]><br> <b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 9, 2026 19:40<br> <b>To:</b> [email protected] <[email protected]&= gt;<br> <b>Cc:</b> Masaru Nomiya <[email protected]><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [clamav-users] clamscan can't process excluded-dir</fon= t> <div> </div> </div> <div class=3D"BodyFragment"><font size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;= "> <div class=3D"PlainText">Hello,<br> <br> In the Message; <br> <br> Subject : [clamav-users] clamscan can't process ex= cluded-dir<br> Message-ID : <BL0PR06MB444982A20D2925719966C501D662A@BL0PR06MB444= 9.namprd06.prod.outlook.com><br> Date & Time: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:16:08 +0000<br> <br> [EG] =3D=3D Ernie Grossmann via clamav-users <[email protected].= net> has written:<br> <br> EG> Hello. Recently, clamscan stopped processing the '--exclude-di= r'<br> EG> option. I'm using the Ubuntu LTS package (1.4.3) and cannot<br= > EG> figure out what the issue might be. I run the same scan on two= <br> EG> different computers, yet only one of them throws these errors.= I<br> EG> have uninstalled/reinstalled clamav to no avail. I'm running a= s<br> EG> root and the directories do exist. Tried with and without quot= es<br> EG> and with and without trailing slash for the excluded directory= . I<br> EG> compared environments (printenv) and they are the same other t= han<br> EG> variables that change (PIDs, etc.).<br> <br> EG> >From Konsole:<br> EG> # clamscan -ir exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/ /usr<br> EG> exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/: No such file or directory<br> EG> WARNING: exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/: Can't access file<br> <br> exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/ /usr --> --exclude-dir=3D/usr/bin/ /usr<br> <br> Best regards.<br> <br> --<br> =1B$B(.(,(,(/WD=1B(B Masaru Nomiya  = ; &n= bsp; mail-to: nomiya @ lake.dti.ne.jp<br> =1B$B(-!@!?WD=1B(B<br> =1B$B(1(,(,(0=1B(B =1B$B!!!!=1B(B "It was a si= n to be delicious. -- Abstinence preached by<br> &nb= sp; Christianity."<br> <br> -- "The History of the mind in French Cuisine= " Chikako Hashimoto (in JP) --<br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe:<br> <a href=3D"https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users">https://= na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Flists.clamav.net= %2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fclamav-users&data=3D05%7C02%7C%7C64eb264f09284a= c1993b08de684dd6e5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63906288076= 6320838%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCI= sIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3D= %2FXhIHUzj2xcZMekLLE8RcjuTLAxZI9jeY5lZKAuu%2BFE%3D&reserved=3D0</a><br> <br> <br> Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide:<br> <a href=3D"https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation">https://na0= 1.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FCisco-= Talos%2Fclamav-documentation&data=3D05%7C02%7C%7C64eb264f09284ac1993b08= de684dd6e5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639062880766356954%= 7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJ= XaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3DJrQY2pfg= UpVW2Kl5e%2FO%2F%2BIfyOC%2F0lIRONENKNXSz0xk%3D&reserved=3D0</a><br> <br> <a href=3D"https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat">https://na01.sa= felinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fdocs.clamav.net%2F%23ma= iling-lists-and-chat&data=3D05%7C02%7C%7C64eb264f09284ac1993b08de684dd6= e5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639062880766389859%7CUnknow= n%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiI= sIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3D%2BHchXf8aKYpn4Q= 9nWS51HIrwxvt%2BmgMnF37sBXh9h8I%3D&reserved=3D0</a><br> </div> </span></font></div> </body> </html> --_000_BL0PR06MB44493172BDA3BABC0898273CD662ABL0PR06MB4449namp_-- --===============5121871352875975581== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe: https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat --===============5121871352875975581==--