<![CDATA[iRedMail — after installation freshclam is unabled to download the db files]]> https://forum.iredmail.org/topic21200-after-installation-freshclam-is-unabled-to-download-the-db-files.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:50:56 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[after installation freshclam is unabled to download the db files]]> https://forum.iredmail.org/post92176.html#p92176 ==== REQUIRED BASIC INFO OF YOUR IREDMAIL SERVER ====
- iRedMail version (check /etc/iredmail-release):  1.8.4
- Deployed with iRedMail Easy or the downloadable installer? downloadable
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version: Rocky Linux 10.2
- Store mail accounts in which backend (LDAP/MySQL/PGSQL): Mysql
- Web server (Apache or Nginx): Nginx
- Manage mail accounts with iRedAdmin-Pro? not yet
- [IMPORTANT] Related original log or error message is required if you're experiencing an issue.
====

After installation, freshclam is unable to download its database files due to incorrect directory permissions. I temporarily fixed the issue by set clamupdate user owner of the /var/lib/clamav

chown clamupdate:clamupdate /var/lib/clamav
chmod 755 /var/lib/clamav
works fine, but I'm not sure if this is the best or recommended solution.

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:50:56 +0000 https://forum.iredmail.org/post92176.html#p92176