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.\" Manual page created by Magnus Ekdahl and Thomas Lamy
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.TH "freshclam.conf" "5" "September 2, 2004" "Thomas Lamy" "Clam AntiVirus"
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.SH "NAME"
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.LP
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\fBfreshclam.conf\fR \- Configuration file for Clam AntiVirus Database Updater
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.LP
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The file freshclam.conf configures the Clam AntiVirus Database Updater, freshclam(1).
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.SH "FILE FORMAT"
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The file consists of comments and options with arguments. Each line that starts with a hash (\fB#\fR) symbol is a comment. Options are are case sensitive and of the form \fBOption Argument\fR. The (possibly optional) arguments are are of the following types:
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.TP
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\fBSTRING\fR
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String without blank characters.
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.TP
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\fBSIZE\fR
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Size in bytes. You can use a 'M' or 'm' modifiers for megabytes and a 'K' or 'k' for kilobytes.
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\fBNUMBER\fR
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Unsigned integer.
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.SH "DIRECTIVES"
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.LP
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When an option is not used (hashed or doesn't exist in the configuration file) freshclam takes a default action.
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.TP
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\fBExample\fR
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If this option is set clamd will not run.
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\fBDatabaseOwner STRING\fR
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When started by root, drop privileges to a specified user. Default is \"clamav\".
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\fBDatabaseDirectory STRING\fR
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Path to a directory containing database files.
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.br
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Default: hardcoded directory
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\fBChecks NUM\fR
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Number of database checks per day. 12 is the recommended number.
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\fBUpdateLogFile STRING\fR
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Enable logging to a specified file. Highly recommended.
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.br
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Default: disabled.
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\fBLogSyslog\fR
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Enable logging to Syslog. May be used in combination with UpdateLogFile
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.br
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Default: disabled.
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\fBLogVerbose\fR
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Enable verbose logging.
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\fBDatabaseMirror STRING\fR
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Server name where database updates are downloaded from. The default is database.clamav.net, which points to all official mirrors.
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.br .
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If this option is given multiple times, freshclam(1) tries them in the order given if one download fails.
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.br
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There is no default, which results in an error when running freshclam(1).
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\fBMaxAttempts NUM\fR
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Freshclam(1) tries every mirror this number of times before switching to the next mirror.
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.br .
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Default is to try once per mirror.
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\fBHTTPProxyServer STR\fR, \fBHTTPProxyPort NUM\fR
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Use given proxy server and TCP port for database downloads.
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\fBHTTPProxyUsername STR\fR,\fBHTTPProxyPassword STR\fR
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Proxy usage is authenticated through given username and password.
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.br .
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Default: no proxy authentication
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\fBNotifyClamd \[STRING\]\fR
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Notify a running clamd(8) to reload it\'s database after a download has occured. Optionally a clamd.conf(5) file location may be given to tell freshclam(1) how to communicate with clamd(8).
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.br .
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The default is to not notify clamd. See clamd.conf(5)\'s option SelfCheck for how clamd(8) handles database updates in this case.
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\fBOnUpdateExecute STRING\fR
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Execute this command after the database has been successfully updated.
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\fBOnErrorExecute\fR
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Execute this command after a database update has failed.
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.SH "NOTE"
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While not reasonable, any configuration option from clamd.conf(5) may be given.
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.SH "FILES"
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.LP
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/usr/local/etc/freshclam.conf
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.br
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/etc/clamav/freshclam.conf
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.SH "AUTHOR"
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.LP
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Thomas Lamy <thomas.lamy@netwake.de>
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.LP
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freshclam(1), clamd.conf(5), clamd(8), clamscan(1)
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