Re: libclamav versus clamd

Rainer Link wrote:

>> So, would it be fair to conclude:
>> - use libclamav support if you prefer to have the scan to take place 
>> with the
>> privileges of the connecting user and have lots of RAM and cpu cycles 
>> to burn
>> - use clamd if you don't mind in having to change file system permissions
>> (perhaps via posix acls) so that the clamav user has broader 
>> privileges and can
>> read everything, and also if you require better performance
> 
> 
> To be honest, this sums up the current situation very well. The problem 
> is that the unix domain socket is owned by a specific user (i.e. 
> "clamav"), but the smbd process are running with various user ids.

Uups, sorry, I missed the point here. It's not about permissions of the 
socket itself but clamd can not access files. Hum.

best regards
Rainer Link



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