Found this in Ubuntu when testing clamav 0.97.2.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829944
In latest clamav 0.97.2, when stopping freshclam daemon the usual way, its pidfile doesn't get removed
root@utest-oos32:~# ps ax |grep freshclam 6468 ? Ss 0:01 /usr/bin/freshclam -d --quiet 6473 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto freshclam
root@utest-oos32:~# cat /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid 6468
root@utest-oos32:~# /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam stop * Stopping ClamAV virus database updater freshclam [ OK ]
root@utest-oos32:~# ps ax |grep freshclam 6609 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto freshclam
root@utest-oos32:~# cat /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid 6468 root@utest-oos32:~#
In contrast, when stopping clamav-daemon its pidfile does get removed.
Found this in Ubuntu when testing clamav 0.97.2.
https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 829944
In latest clamav 0.97.2, when stopping freshclam daemon the usual way, its pidfile doesn't get removed
root@utest-oos32:~# ps ax |grep freshclam
6468 ? Ss 0:01 /usr/bin/freshclam -d --quiet
6473 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto freshclam
root@utest-oos32:~# cat /var/run/ clamav/ freshclam. pid
6468
root@utest-oos32:~# /etc/init. d/clamav- freshclam stop
* Stopping ClamAV virus database updater freshclam [ OK ]
root@utest-oos32:~# ps ax |grep freshclam
6609 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto freshclam
root@utest-oos32:~# cat /var/run/ clamav/ freshclam. pid
6468
root@utest-oos32:~#
In contrast, when stopping clamav-daemon its pidfile does get removed.