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New system user and group

If you are installing ClamAV for the first time, you have to add a new user and group to your system: 3
	# groupadd clamav
	# useradd -g clamav -s /bin/false -c "Clam AntiVirus" clamav
The above method works on Linux and Solaris - in case you don't have groupadd, useradd please consult the system manual. If you are installing ClamAV on a user account you may omit this step with the --disable-clamav option passed to the configure script:
	$ ./configure --disable-clamav
It disables testing for existence of the clamav user and group. clamscan still requires the unprivileged user and group to work in the superuser mode. The password for that account should be locked in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow.



Tomasz Kojm 2004-06-14