SKIP_CLAMD=y and "clamav: failed to scan, maximum retransmits exceed"

ixnay

Hi guys

I have recently disabled ClamAV on one of my server but now rspamd keeps clogging my error logs with this? Shouldn’t this go away, when ClamAV is not available? I have already restarted the rspamd container.

Anyone that can help me fix this?

Exampel of log error:
normal 40 lua 5CC86A clamav: failed to scan, maximum retransmits exceed

Thanks!

esackbauer

Default question for any problems after changing configs:
Did you do docker compose up -d after changing this?

ixnay

I have done this for rspamd yes! Must be done for all containers?

(docker compose up -d rspamd-mailcow)

esackbauer

ixnay
If you look closely in the documentation, this command is always to be done without any specific container.

ixnay

Oh ok, thanks!

In anycase I have just ran it with any specific container it and I still see these errors on any incoming email.

Ok, I think I have found how to disable this.

I added a antivirus.conf file at the /data/conf/rspamd/override.d folder with
clamav {
enabled = false;
}

Errors gone away! I guess this should be auto-managed by mailcow though.

Ok, I think I have found how to disable this.

I added a antivirus.conf file at the /data/conf/rspamd/override.d folder with
clamav {
enabled = false;
}

Errors gone away! I guess this should be auto-managed by mailcow though.

esackbauer

Really strange, as I have disabled clamav the “proper” way, and edited mailcow.conf:

# Skip ClamAV (clamd-mailcow) anti-virus (Rspamd will auto-detect a missing ClamAV container) - y/n
SKIP_CLAMD=y

That was all I have done, and I never got those log entries that you got.