TEST CASE (clamtk):
- install clamtk 4.08 from intrepid-backports (3.11-1 from Intrepid does not use freshclam, added in 4.0)
- remove /home/user/.clamtk to start fresh
- run clamtk, select 'Single User', 'Save', 'Quit' at the Antivirus Signatures dialog
- go to Help / Update Signatures (or Ctrl+U), make sure 'Signature Updates' is checked and press 'Check for Updates'
- it will say 'Update failed' and when the following line should appear in /var/log/syslog:
TEST CASE (clamtk):
- install clamtk 4.08 from intrepid-backports (3.11-1 from Intrepid does not use freshclam, added in 4.0)
- remove /home/user/.clamtk to start fresh
- run clamtk, select 'Single User', 'Save', 'Quit' at the Antivirus Signatures dialog
- go to Help / Update Signatures (or Ctrl+U), make sure 'Signature Updates' is checked and press 'Check for Updates'
- it will say 'Update failed' and when the following line should appear in /var/log/syslog:
Apr 14 00:34:46 utest-ii kernel: [97241.734831] type=1503 audit(123965848 6.814:36) : operation= "inode_ create" requested_ mask="a: :" denied_mask="a::" fsuid=1000 name="/ home/gimre/ .clamtk/ db/freshclam. log" pid=14180 profile= "/usr/bin/ freshclam"
Freshclam can't download the signatures and can't write it's logfile to /home/< user>/. clamtk/ db.