avconfig command
Name
avconfig - Antivirus service configuration helper.
Synopsis
avconfig [-d] [-h | -V | -C <params> | -U <params>]
Description
The avconfig command can be used to validate and modify the configuration file, config.ini, for the antivirus tools.
The configuration file consists of three sections: [avsvc], for the antivirus service, [avscan], for the on-demand scanner, and a [notify] section which describes notification methods that can be used by either tool.
Configuration options for avsvc are described in the avsvc manual page.
Configuration options for avscan are described in the avscan manual page.
The <params> argument is a space-separated list of section names and option settings. Examples are given below.
Root privilege is required to perform operations on the configuration file.
Options
-d Include debug output. This must be the first parameter.
-h Show this man page.
-V Produce a validation report for the current config.ini file.
-C <params>
Create a new configuration file by overriding the product defaults.
-U <params>
Create a new configuration file by overriding the current settings in config.ini.
Notification Support
The [notify] section of the configuration file defines commands and options for the notifiers requested in the [avscan] and [avsvc] section.
A notifier name is configured through name.cmd and name.options lines in the [notify] section of the configuration file.
The name.cmd parameter is used to specify the name of an executable file that is to perform the notification. The name.options parameter is used to specify the notification events that are to be sent. This is a comma-separated list containing one or more of:
none
Notifications disabled.
all
All notification events will occur.
started
Service or program start.
ended
Service or program end.
error
Errors reported during scanning.
timeout
Timeouts that occur during scanning.
virus
Virus detected.
quarantine
File has been quarantined.
delete
File has been deleted.
repair
File has been repaired.
Exit Status
On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.