Exim: Stop hardcoding av_scanner
It's not easy to implement a remote av_scanner with this value being hardcoded in /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Exim/Config.pm. One of the possible solutions would be to wrap this line in /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Exim/Config.pm into an IF clause:
if (! -e "/etc/clamddisable" ) {
$CF{'CONFIG'} .= "\nav_scanner = clamd:/var/clamd\n";
}
This way an alternate av_scanner line would be possible to be put into exim.conf.local, no need to uninstall cpanel-clamav, and buildeximconf builds Exim nicely and properly without removing the malware ACL.
I like this idea 
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Hi Boris,
You should be able to overwrite this value by changing it in Advanced Exim Config editor in WHM.
Hi Boris,
You should be able to overwrite this value by changing it in Advanced Exim Config editor in WHM.
No you can't. If you try putting something like
clamd:$SOMEIPADDRESS $CLAMAVPORT
you'll get error like
Error message from syntax check:
2015-10-29 11:02:35 Exim configuration error in line 94 of /etc/exim.conf.buildtest.work.MftLTMAwGnyL0qZj:
"av_scanner" option set for the second time
Ticket for this is in, details are in it.
No you can't. If you try putting something like
clamd:$SOMEIPADDRESS $CLAMAVPORT
you'll get error like
Error message from syntax check:
2015-10-29 11:02:35 Exim configuration error in line 94 of /etc/exim.conf.buildtest.work.MftLTMAwGnyL0qZj:
"av_scanner" option set for the second time
Ticket for this is in, details are in it.
Hi Boris,
This seems like a bug to me. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I have filed case CPANEL-2224: av_scanner cannot be configured in the Advanced Exim Editor to have this addressed.
Hi Boris,
This seems like a bug to me. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I have filed case CPANEL-2224: av_scanner cannot be configured in the Advanced Exim Editor to have this addressed.
Also, can you make it so if I delete the av_scanner line, it stays deleted.
I'm not using clamav to scan mail so I don't have the daemon running all the time, but I still have clamav install for other scanning.
Every time I update cPanel, the av_scanner line comes back... at least until recently, now it comes back immediately. Quite annoying. I have the scanning options disabled in the Exim Basic Editor so it shouldn't force it back in if it's not being used and without the daemon running I just get repeated messages about it missing in the logs.
Also, can you make it so if I delete the av_scanner line, it stays deleted.
I'm not using clamav to scan mail so I don't have the daemon running all the time, but I still have clamav install for other scanning.
Every time I update cPanel, the av_scanner line comes back... at least until recently, now it comes back immediately. Quite annoying. I have the scanning options disabled in the Exim Basic Editor so it shouldn't force it back in if it's not being used and without the daemon running I just get repeated messages about it missing in the logs.
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