Mailing List Archive: clamd.sock error

clamd.sock error

geoff at airstream

Apr 9, 2008, 5:49 PM

Post #1 of 7 (4297 views)

Hi all,

we are using the SOSDG win32 port of Clamav (cygwin) reliably for many
years now as a network stream scanner for our mailserver.

In the last few days we have been getting this error:

ERROR: LOCAL: Socket file /cygdrive/c/clamav-devel/clamd.sock could not
be bound: Invalid argument (unlink tried)

So we installed the latest version to another 2003 server, and ran this
for an hour and again the mail stops being scanned and the log shows the
same message.

Is this a clamav issue or a cygwin issue?

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Regards,

Geoff Partridge

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Re: clamd.sock error [ In reply to ]

Apr 9, 2008, 7:45 PM

Post #2 of 7 (4157 views)

Geoff Partridge wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> we are using the SOSDG win32 port of Clamav (cygwin) reliably for many
> years now as a network stream scanner for our mailserver.
>
> In the last few days we have been getting this error:
>
> ERROR: LOCAL: Socket file /cygdrive/c/clamav-devel/clamd.sock could not
> be bound: Invalid argument (unlink tried)
>
> So we installed the latest version to another 2003 server, and ran this
> for an hour and again the mail stops being scanned and the log shows the
> same message.
>
> Is this a clamav issue or a cygwin issue?
>
Which version are you using exactly?

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Brielle Bruns
The Summit Open Source Development Group
http://www.sosdg.org / http://www.ahbl.org
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Re: clamd.sock error [ In reply to ]

matej.sostaric at gmail

Apr 9, 2008, 10:49 PM

Post #3 of 7 (4174 views)

Hello.

I don't have any problem's with my clamav 0.92.1. I have clamav installation
on my Win 2003 for about year and the only "problem" i had was to update the
clamav program. I also use different mail server. Perhaps this is the
problem.

regard's

2008/4/10, Geoff Partridge <geoff@airstream.net.nz>:
>
> Hi all,
>
> we are using the SOSDG win32 port of Clamav (cygwin) reliably for many
> years now as a network stream scanner for our mailserver.
>
> In the last few days we have been getting this error:
>
> ERROR: LOCAL: Socket file /cygdrive/c/clamav-devel/clamd.sock could not
> be bound: Invalid argument (unlink tried)
>
> So we installed the latest version to another 2003 server, and ran this
> for an hour and again the mail stops being scanned and the log shows the
> same message.
>
> Is this a clamav issue or a cygwin issue?
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Geoff Partridge
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
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Re: clamd.sock error [ In reply to ]

geoff at airstream

Apr 10, 2008, 12:15 AM

Post #4 of 7 (4170 views)

Hi there,

The current installed version is 0.92.1-2

Regards,

Geoff Partridge

Brielle Bruns wrote:

> Which version are you using exactly?
>

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Re: clamd.sock error [ In reply to ]

Paul+cv at blakecomp

Apr 21, 2008, 6:22 AM

Post #5 of 7 (4116 views)

On 10 Apr 2008 at 12:49, Geoff Partridge wrote:

> ERROR: LOCAL: Socket file /cygdrive/c/clamav-devel/clamd.sock could not
> be bound: Invalid argument (unlink tried)

I don't see this error in a fresh install of the 0.93 version. Does the socket have a
meaning on any Windows Clamav version?

(I usually disable the socket in clamd.conf when I enable the TCP port.)

paul

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Re: clamd.sock error [ In reply to ]

Apr 21, 2008, 9:11 AM

Post #6 of 7 (4112 views)

Paul Whelan wrote:
> On 10 Apr 2008 at 12:49, Geoff Partridge wrote:
>
>> ERROR: LOCAL: Socket file /cygdrive/c/clamav-devel/clamd.sock could not
>> be bound: Invalid argument (unlink tried)
>
> I don't see this error in a fresh install of the 0.93 version. Does the socket have a
> meaning on any Windows Clamav version?
>
> (I usually disable the socket in clamd.conf when I enable the TCP port.)
>
> paul

Yes, the socket is used as an alternative to the TCP port, and in some
cases, works more reliably. The batch files I included in the
C:\clamav-devel take care of deleting stale socket files on startup.

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Brielle Bruns
The Summit Open Source Development Group
http://www.sosdg.org / http://www.ahbl.org
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Re: clamd.sock error [ In reply to ]

Paul+cv at blakecomp

Apr 22, 2008, 3:32 AM

Post #7 of 7 (4095 views)

On 21 Apr 2008 at 12:11, Brielle Bruns wrote:

> Yes, the socket is used as an alternative to the TCP port, and in some
> cases, works more reliably. The batch files I included in the
> C:\clamav-devel take care of deleting stale socket files on startup.

Thanks, that's interesting. I use clamd socket on linux, but never on Win.

paul

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