[Samba] vfs object virusfilter not working

Rowland Penny rpenny at samba.org
Mon Oct 10 09:01:07 UTC 2022



On 10/10/2022 08:27, lists--- via samba wrote:
> Good morning list :)
> 
> I have a Debian-Bullseye system running as an ad-member server, using 
> Louis' 4.15 version.
> 
> Now I wanted to add the virusscan feature, but it seems it doesn't work 
> proper ...
> 
> As you can see in the log-entries, vfs-object [virusfilter] get loaded 
> ... and eicar.com-file could be stored.

>          virusfilter:rename suffix = .infected
>          virusfilter:infected file command = echo -e "Found virus during 
> on-access scanning of Samba share." | mail -s"Samba: Virus Found" 
> %EMAIL-ADRESS%
>          virusfilter:scan error command = echo -e "Scan error during 
> on-access scanning of Samba share." | mail -s"Samba: Scan Error" 
> %EMAIL-ADRESS%
> [...]
> 
> Is something missing? Or interfering?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Cheers,
> Torsten
> 

I do not use the virus scanner, but could this be something as simple as 
you having to use the full path for 'echo' or do you have to run a 
script as in the example that samba provides ?

Rowland



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