ClamAV path missing/not detected. No option to provide path to Clamav

[Sijo Louis]

Been getting the error, "ClamAV is configured to run on file upload, but the path supplied to ClamAV, , is invalid." in v1.6+, after enabling virus checking under the site options. Unlike v1.5.2 (which I had been using earlier), there is no way to insert the path of the Clamav either, or atleast it is not showing up.

Server Environment:
- Mahara 1.6.1
- Ubuntu 12.04.1 server
- Postgres 9.1

Client Environment:
- Tried on Firefox, Chrome (iOS & Win7), IE, Safari (iOS & Win7)

[lexsimon (lexsimon)]

Im pretty new to mahara but it seems you just have to edit your config.php file and add :
$cfg->pathtoclam = 'YOUR_PATH_TO_CLAMSCAN';

[Hugh Davenport (hugh-davenport)]

Hi Sijo,

lexsimon is correct, due to a security bug, the admin interface to edit the pathtoclam was removed. You now have to do it via the config.php file.

I will keep this bug open so that we can show the admin a warning when they enable the scanning.

Cheers,

Hugh

[Melissa Draper (melissa)]

I've targeted this to the manual too, so that appropriate notes can be made on the following page to explain what needs to happen.

http://manual.mahara.org/en/1.6/administration/config_site.html?highlight=clam

[Sijo Louis (joelouis-in)]

Thanks Lexsimon, that solved the problem.

Also thanks to Hugh for the insight. It would be nice to include an additional small note in that info icon popup next to the 'enable virus scanning'. Or may be an additional note with the current error text, when saved (on the setting page).

Yes Melissa, I checked the manual and didn't see a mention about it, so created the bug, it would be helpful to have it in the manual. Thanks.

[Aaron Wells (u-aaronw)]

Just had a forum post about this today: https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=5584

[Aaron Wells (u-aaronw)]

Okay, I've made it so the web interface tells you to set it in config.php, and shows you the current value: https://reviews.mahara.org/2380

[Mahara Bot (dev-mahara)]

Reviewed: https://reviews.mahara.org/2380
Committed: http://gitorious.org/mahara/mahara/commit/cbd30f8254c18a1415292c363d6c2108d64d345e
Submitter: Robert Lyon (<email address hidden>)
Branch: master

commit cbd30f8254c18a1415292c363d6c2108d64d345e
Author: Aaron Wells <email address hidden>
Date: Mon Jul 29 13:34:25 2013 +1200

Provide some documentation of the pathtoclam setting

Bug 1078591

Change-Id: Ica1de7ce33d56de4a97f6e0a12dfad6d6591b788

[Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner)]

Tagged with "nominatedfeature" for the addition of the path in the web interface.