Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Avira GmbH
Avira AntiVir UNIX Server
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Graphical User Interface (GUI)
6.1
Overview
The graphical user interface (GUI) assists you in operating and configuring AntiVir UNIX
Server and it graphically displays the monitoring process. AntiVir UNIX Server is fully
functional and configurable even without GUI. The interface is an independent
application which can start and stop without influencing the AntiVir UNIX Server.
You need Sun Java 1.4.0 or higher to use the GUI.
Permissions
You do not need root permissions to use the program with GUI as a normal user.
However, you must belong to the "antivir" group, created during the installation.
Type (as root):
/usr/sbin/usermod -G group1,group2,group3,antivir user-
name
group1
-
group3
are the groups to which the user belongs,
username
is the name of the user.
To set the groups for a user:
Type:
/usr/bin/groups
Starting
Start the GUI:
antivir-gui
If this command does not detect the Java installation:
Create a soft link in
/usr/bin
(as root):
ln -s /PATH/TO/JAVA/INSTALLATION/bin/java /usr/bin
Communi-
cation
GUI communicates with AntiVir UNIX Server via SSL over the loopback network
interface. You must specify the following parameters in the configuration file
avguard.conf
:
GuiSupport yes
GuiCAFile /usr/lib/AntiVir/gui/cert/cacert.pem
GuiCertFile /usr/lib/AntiVir/gui/cert/server.pem
GuiCertPass antivir_default
If these parameters are missing or invalid, the GUI is not available.
Any errors are recorded in the logfile.
More products
If more AntiVir products are installed on the computer, GUI displays them in separate
tabs. Thus you can easily monitor and configure every product. Depending on the tab you
click, the GUI displays its own menus and options.
Problems
Check the following requirements, if you encounter problems using the GUI:
•
AntiVir UNIX Server must be installed in
/usr/lib/AntiVir
.
•
You must have a valid license for the AntiVir UNIX Server
(
antivir --version
).
