Problem with internal logger CLAMAV

[itmonitor]

Hi!

I have a cron job that runs clamav once a day. Everyday I receive the email report pasted below. I tried with my hosting provider, they tried their best but did not resolved the issue. Please, any advice is welcome!

rgs

IM

/etc/cron.daily/freshclam:

ERROR: Problem with internal logger (UpdateLogFile = /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log).
ERROR: Can't open /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log in append mode (check permissions!).
/etc/cron.daily/manual_clamscan:

LibClamAV Warning: cli_tnef: file truncated, returning CLEAN
LibClamAV Warning: cli_tnef: file truncated, returning CLEAN
LibClamAV Warning: cli_tnef: file truncated, returning CLEAN

 

[24x7serversecurity]

Hi ,

As per the logs, ERROR: Can't open /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log in append mode (check permissions!).
check the permissions of log file: /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log
it should be like below:

-rw-r----- 1 clamav clamav 4259 Sep 9 03:16 freshclam.log

 

[itmonitor]

Many thanks! Please, what is the permissions code for the freshclam.log file?

 

[quizknows]

According to the above post the permissions are 640 and ownership is clamav:clamav

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

Note you can use the "stat" command if you want to see a numerical output for the file permissions. EX:

stat /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log

Thank you.

 

[itmonitor]

Many thanks Michael!

There is another issue, related to the CLAMAV scan results, but I am posting another thread. Please, you can mark this thread as solved.