Re: freshclam reports error (because I'm not using clamd?)

["Sam Snow" <snowsam@laurel-point.net>]

Adam Funk said:
> I recently installed packages clamav, clamav-base and clamav-freshclam,
> but not clamav-daemon.  Whenever freshclam (running
> from /etc/cron.d/clamav-freshclam) updates the database, it mails me an
> error message: "ERROR: Clamd was NOT notified: Can't find or parse
> configuration file /etc/clamav/clamav.conf".
>
> Is /etc/clamav.conf required only if running the daemon?
>
>

I am not sure about your last question, but the fix to your problem is to
modify your freshclam.conf file and comment out the "NotifyClamd" line.

There is nothing to notify if you are not using the clam daemon.
Sam