AVG for linux errors

hurl380 · 05-03-2006, 04:16 AM

I have installed AVG on fedora 5 using the RH rpm. When i open avg and try to update it says i dont have any permission to update it. I have root access but still doesnt let me. When i scan for viruses it says error can not open the file or scan the file, permission denied. I have a lot of files that come and go through my computer at times from other computers running xp on the network. any ideas. thanks

dudeman41465 · 05-03-2006, 05:29 AM

chmod a+x insertavgdirectoryhere --recursive
should fix any problems with running AVG and permission.

To make sure the file you are scanning can be cleaned given your current user permissions you can do what I do from time to time for safe measures, assuming the file is in your home directory:

chown yourusername yourhomefolderhere --recursive
chgrp yourusername yourhomefolderhere --recursive
chmod u+rwx yourhomefolderhere --recursive

See if that helps with the permissions issue.

hurl380 · 05-03-2006, 10:51 AM

Avg still doing the same thing. It says i dont have permission to execute avg update and firewalls are disable. I can also go in to settings and change the license so i know i have root access.

hurl380 · 05-03-2006, 11:17 AM

There is a folder in my home direcotry thats avg and i don't have permission to view it. How can i change does settings. I am root right now, unless i to do something else to be root.

ToeShot · 05-03-2006, 03:09 PM

you may want to check the owner and group also. I had the same prob with updating AVG and it having problems with the opening certain files. I change the owner to root and group to admin. chown -R root.adm /opt/grisoft

I know I read it somewhere just don't remember where

hurl380 · 05-04-2006, 01:12 AM

Ok i did something stupid that i dont know how to fix. I tried to change my account settings and i ended up disableling my account. when i try to log on on restart the message is this account has been disable by the admin. I can hit f10 to change the settings but i dont know what do here. Any ideas?