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| Appendix B - Freshclam startup and shutdown script | |
#!/bin/sh
###########################################################################
# CONFIGURATION
# Most configuration options are found in the freshclam.conf file.
# For more info see:
# man freshclam.conf
# The user to run as
user=clamav
# The prefix freshclam was installed to
prefix=/usr/local/bin
# The location for pid file
piddir=/var/run/clamav
###########################################################################
# SCRIPT
case $1 in
start)
echo "Starting freshclam"
mkdir -p $piddir
chown $user $piddir
su -m $user -c "$prefix/freshclam -d"
;;
stop)
echo "Stopping freshclam"
[ -f $piddir/freshclam.pid ] && kill `cat $piddir/freshclam.pid`
;;
*)
echo "usage: freshclam.sh { start | stop }" >&2
;;
esac
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