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Mac OS X Server v10.6: Server Admin reports Mail virus database not available

Posted in Apple Portable Computers

Symptoms

In Server Admin -> Mail -> Settings -> Filters, under the "Update the virus database" setting, Server Admin may report "Last Update: Not available" even though database updating is enabled and working.

Viewing Virus Database Updates in the Logs pane of Server Admin shows that virus database updates are occuring normally and are recorded in /var/log/freshclam.log.

Products Affected

Mac OS X Server 10.6

Resolution

Enter the following command in a Terminal window to create a link to the ClamAV daily database.

sudo ln -s /var/clamav/daily.cld /var/clamav/daily.cvd

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