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How to solve Clamd download error

Solution If you come across such error from your daily cron job report.

ERROR: getpatch: Can't download daily-10336.cdiff from database.clamav.net

Here are the possible solutions.

1) Navigate to cd /usr/share/clamav/
Remove or Move the three database files.

rm daily.cvd
rm main.cld
rm mirrors.dat

Run the clam updates
Type "freshclam"

Restart clam daemon
Type "/scripts/restartsrv_clamd"

If the report shows outdated database, you can run "freshclam" again to updae and issue another restart.

2) Login to WHM, click on "Manage Plugins"

Click on "Uninstall clamavconnector"
After the uninstall, navigate back to "Manage Plugins" and install again.

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30 Jan 2010 01:23 PM