Re: Re: Timeout Amavis AV-Scan?

On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 11:12, <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> in var/mail.log I see that amavis does not wait until longer av-scan results are available.
> There is a timeout.
>
>  av-scanner FAILED: run_av error: Exceeded allowed time\n
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> Would be great to know, how/where to customize this timeout.
>
> --
> Best regard,
> -Benjamin-
>
>
> Gesendet: Montag, 29. Juni 2020 um 18:04 Uhr
> Von: "Damian" <[email protected]>
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: Timeout Amavis AV-Scan?
>
>
> is it somehow possible to define, how long amavis should wait for the result of an AV-Scan?
> Is it customizable?
>
> Nothing I am aware of. There is a confvar $child_timeout, but that timeout is for the whole mail processing.
>
>
> In 15-av-scanner config file I added a script and inserted a delay of 60sec on purpose... but amavis does not wait until my delay is out of time and sends the mail to the user instantly...
>
>
> Sounds strange. Are you sure that your av script got executed?

Set $child_timeout. The default setting is 8*60 i.e. 8 minutes. So you
could try:
$child_timeout = 20*60;