vavupdate.options

vavupdate.conf, clamav.options, nod32.options — vavupdate(8) configuration files.

Description

vavupdate reads its configuration from the /etc/vela/vavupdate.conf file and the various .options files in the /etc/vela directory. vavupdate was designed to run regularly as a cron job.

Options

ADMINEMAIL

The e-mail address(es) of the administrator(s). Leaving this field blank suppresses the sending of notification e-mails.

VERBOSE

The verbosity level of the program.

  • 0: no messages;

  • 1: show only error messages;

  • 2: report successful database upgrades;

  • 3: show also progress indicator messages;

  • 4: show all messages (NOTE: The output can be huge.).

SYSLOG

When set to 1, vavupdate use syslog for logging (otherwise vavupdate logs into the file /var/log/vavupdate.log).

FTPPROXY

If access to FTP servers has to go through a proxy and the individual AV engine's package do not handle proxy server settings, the following setting has to be used: FTPPROXY="http://proxyhost:proxyport/" . If the proxy requires authentication, specify the username and the password as well: FTPPROXY="http://username:password@proxyhost:proxyport/.

HTTPPROXY

Access HTTP servers via proxy. The syntax is the same as the FTPPROXY's.

SUBJPREFIX

An optional prefix which will be written to the subject line of the e-mail messages sent by the program. When using vavupdate on multiple hosts, this setting can be used to differentiate between the hosts. It is recommended to set this parameter to the hostname of the host vavupdate is running on.

HRS

The hours when vavupdate will run the database update for the specied AV engine. Example: HRS="5 11 17 23". If the HRS parameter is left blank, vavupdate will updates the database every time it is invoked. It has to be specified in the per-engine .options files.

DOENGINEUPGRADE

DEPRECATED

Engine specific configuration files

Engine specific settings for the different AV engines are specified in the various .options files under /etc/vela. This files contain per-engine settings for vavupdate, most notably the HRS setting.

Files

/etc/vela/vavupdate.conf

/etc/vela/nod32.options

Author

This manual page was written by the BalaSys Documentation Team <documentation@balasys.hu>.

Copyright

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