[launchd-dev] [clamav] launchdaemon executes clamdscan several times when scanning

[Thomas Clement]

Hi,

Missing arguments are considered to be wildcard.
You should add the "Minute" key and set it to "0" (or whatever you like).

Regards,
Thomas

On Dec 14, 2009, at 12:20 PM, dev.admin at ntlworld.com wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Back to the original purpose of launchd...
> 
> I've installed clamav, 64bit, and wrote a LaunchDaemon to
> execute once a day at a certain time on a certain volume.
> 
> However, when the LaunchDaemon executes, it seems to scan
> the volume several times. At first I though it was clamav
> but I then wrote a bash script that adds an entry to the
> log file, executes clamdscan and then adds another log
> entry.
> 
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
> 
> A.
> 
> 
> LaunchDaemon
> ------------
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
> <plist version="1.0">
> <dict>
> 	<key>Disabled</key>
> 	<false/>
> 	<key>Label</key>
> 	<string>net.clamav.clamdscan.app</string>
> 	<key>Program</key>
> 	<string>/Volumes/usr/arc_sys/scripts.bash/net.localhost.clamd.app.sh</string>
> 	<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
> 	<dict>
> 		<key>Hour</key>
> 		<integer>9</integer>
> 	</dict>
> </dict>
> </plist>
> 
> Bash script (net.localhost.clamd.app.sh)
> ----------------------------------------
> #!/bin/bash
> LOG=/Volumes/gnu/sec/var/log/clamav/clamd.log
> APP=/Volumes/gnu/sec/usr/bin/clamdscan
> OBJ=/Volumes/app
> # append start timestamp to log
> echo $(date "+%a %b %d %T %Y") "-> *** Started scanning:  $OBJ" >> $LOG
> # start scan
> /Volumes/gnu/sec/usr/clamav/bin/clamdscan $OBJ
> # append finish timestamp to log
> echo $(date "+%a %b %d %T %Y") "-> *** Finished scanning: $OBJ" >> $LOG
> 
> Log file (clamd.log)
> --------------------
> Mon Dec 14 09:00:00 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:13:53 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:13:54 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:28:06 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:28:06 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:41:27 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:41:27 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:54:55 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 09:54:55 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 10:00:00 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:06:38 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:06:38 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:11:51 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 10:11:51 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 10:12:45 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:12:45 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:17:53 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:17:53 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:24:26 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:24:26 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:30:31 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 10:30:31 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/app
> Mon Dec 14 10:30:31 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 10:44:22 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 10:44:22 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 11:02:02 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 11:02:02 2009 -> *** Started scanning:  /Volumes/usr
> Mon Dec 14 11:15:38 2009 -> *** Finished scanning: /Volumes/usr
> 
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