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Hey everybody! Can somebody explain to me why I have to make a new user group and user to run security software? I just expected it to be installed like ...
  1. 12-17-2006 #1
    the bassinvader
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    Anti virus basics

    Hey everybody!

    Can somebody explain to me why I have to make a new user group and user
    to run security software? I just expected it to be installed like windows but i've obviously found it more complicated than I expected and I simply don't understand!

    help!
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    Sometimes certain daemon based applications need to run constantly, but don't need to run as root so require a new user. What antivirus are you installing, and moreover is there a need to run it? (i.e. is it a fileserver for Windows boxes?)
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    keep it simple

    err...........well it's just for a home PC. Nothing fancy.

    I tried installing clamav from source but i get a problem extracting the files, something about an unexpected EOF. So i decided to try the antivirus that comes with suse 10.0........amavis i think it's called. This obviously installs fine
    but upon browsing through the documentation i've found the create new user and group thing, just as i did when iwent to install clamav, and it bamboozled me a bit, seemed a bit complicated.

    Another thing.....

    is there a GUI with linux antivirus or is it all done with a console?
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    Quote Originally Posted by the bassinvader
    is there a GUI with linux antivirus or is it all done with a console?
    You can install graphical front-ends to most Anti-Virus software. For instance, ClamAV has KlamAV.
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