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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:39 am

Is there a way of running c:\program files\freshclam.exe from the command line? When I do I get the error;

ERROR: Can't parse the config file /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf

I installed ClamAV for windows on the same computer, and that version of freshclam.exe works. It seems to have a more robust installation of cygwin.

The computer that this runs on is mainly a lights out computer that is a mail server. The mail server likes clamwin for scanning messages for viri. Since nobody stays logged in, I can't use the normal scheduler that runs in the system tray, and I can't find a service to do the updates, so I was hoping to use freshclam.exe.

So my main problem is unattended updates, and I will take the best solution for that problem, or how to configure the environment so that freshclam.exe runs.

Paul

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:59 am

do a search for freshclam in this forum and you will find this:
https://forums.clamwin.com/viewtopic.php?t=68

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:14 am

aceinc wrote:

Is there a way of running c:\program files\freshclam.exe from the command line? When I do I get the error;

ERROR: Can't parse the config file /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf

I installed ClamAV for windows on the same computer, and that version of freshclam.exe works. It seems to have a more robust installation of cygwin.

The computer that this runs on is mainly a lights out computer that is a mail server. The mail server likes clamwin for scanning messages for viri. Since nobody stays logged in, I can't use the normal scheduler that runs in the system tray, and I can't find a service to do the updates, so I was hoping to use freshclam.exe.

So my main problem is unattended updates, and I will take the best solution for that problem, or how to configure the environment so that freshclam.exe runs.

Paul

Create TEXT file.
Copy the script BELOW (Page 15 of 27: manual_en.pdf) and paste into TEXT file:

Code:

# URL of server where database updates are to be downloaded from
# If this option is given multiple times, each will be tried in
# the order given until an update is successfully downloaded
#MAKE SYU
DatabaseDirectory "c:/Documents and Settings/All Users/.clamwin/db/"
DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net
# Number of times to try each mirror before moving to the next one
MaxAttempts 3

Rename WHOLE file INCLUDING EXTENSION as "clamd.conf"
Duplicate "clamd.conf" but rename as "freshclam.conf" PUT IN SAME FOLDER
BOTH files (clamd/freshclam) serves as a backup Configuration file for each other. Either one existing will enable command prompt update.
Run "freshclam.exe" and DOWNLOAD

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:14 pm

aceinc wrote:

Is there a way of running c:\program files\freshclam.exe from the command line? When I do I get the error;

ERROR: Can't parse the config file /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf

I installed ClamAV for windows on the same computer, and that version of freshclam.exe works. It seems to have a more robust installation of cygwin.

The computer that this runs on is mainly a lights out computer that is a mail server. The mail server likes clamwin for scanning messages for viri. Since nobody stays logged in, I can't use the normal scheduler that runs in the system tray, and I can't find a service to do the updates, so I was hoping to use freshclam.exe.

So my main problem is unattended updates, and I will take the best solution for that problem, or how to configure the environment so that freshclam.exe runs.

Paul

The error message exist because you did not create "Freshclam.conf" file and fill it with the script from the ClamWin Manual, and then store it into the same folder.

Either you mispelled "FreshClam.conf" to example "FreshClaim.conf" like I did due to my legal background. Smile

OR you did not create it at all.