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The automatic updates via the Internet Update Daemon are now configured. The
Daemon will automatically start (if not running already) or it restarts (if already
running).
Starting and Stopping Internet Updater Manually
If you want to start Internet Update Daemon manually:
Type:
/usr/lib/AntiVir/avupdater start
If you want to stop Internet Update Daemon manually:
Type:
/usr/lib/AntiVir/avupdater stop
If you want to check the current status of the Internet Update Daemon:
Type:
/usr/lib/AntiVir/avupdater status
Performing Cron Updates
If you are an experienced UNIX user, you can use cron daemon to perform automatic
AntiVir updates.
Cron daemon is used to run regular system processes. For more details, refer to your
UNIX documentation.
Using cron for updates, you have more configuration possibilities than with the Internet
Updater.
Example:
Enter the following cron job in
/etc/crontab
:
45 */2 * * * root /usr/lib/AntiVir/antivir --update -q
This command activates updates every 2 hours, but performs them 15 minutes
ahead of the set time: 0:45, 2:45, 4:45 and so on. The
-q
parameter states that no
report will be given.
Starting Internet Updater Automatically
If you do not want to use cron, you can work with the Internet Update Daemon. If you
have performed the installation as described in
Installing AntiVir VSA
– Page 12, your
system is correctly configured.
If the Internet Update Daemon has not yet been automatically activated on system start-
up:
Reinstall AntiVir with the necessary settings (see
Reinstalling AntiVir VSA
–
Page 14).
Performing updates with cron is recommended!
