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henk
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sophos autoupdate behaviour

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EFA-3.0.2.5

I've got sophos ( and ClamD) running for quite some time. Works great. However the autoupdate seems to have some issues lately.

The next messages are found:

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/opt/sophos-av/bin/savlog --today --utc
or

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cat /var/log/messages | grep 'update.failed'

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2017-12-28 16:50:12: savscan.log   On-demand scan finished.
2017-12-28 17:01:21: update.check  Successfully updated Sophos Anti-Virus from sdds:SOPHOS
2017-12-28 18:01:23: update.failed Updating from versions - SAV: 9.14.0, Engine: 3.69.2, Data: 5.46
2017-12-28 18:01:23: update.failed Failed to update Sophos Anti-Virus
2017-12-28 18:01:23: update.failed Warning: There is another installation of Sophos Anti-Virus on this computer.
Aborting the installation. If you want to ignore the existing installation, use the option --ignore-existing-installation
Running the update manualy will do the job, but I still don't know why. Sometimes the update seems ok without doing anything :think:

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/opt/sophos-av/bin/savupdate -v5 --debug
The disturbing lines:

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2017-12-26 14:36:20,873 DEBUG savupdate.util.Logger: Other Product line=D9BB257D-ADE6-47C9-B09E-1ACB33A88EDD (we want 5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3), version (3, 69, 2, 8)
Other Product line=D9BB257D-ADE6-47C9-B09E-1ACB33A88EDD (we want 5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3), version (3, 69, 2, 8)
2017-12-26 14:36:20,873 DEBUG savupdate.util.Logger: Other Product line=1CD8A803-6047-47BC-8CBE-2D4AEB37BEE2 (we want 5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3), version (9, 14, 0, 0, 119)
Other Product line=1CD8A803-6047-47BC-8CBE-2D4AEB37BEE2 (we want 5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3), version (9, 14, 0, 0, 119)
2017-12-26 14:36:20,874 DEBUG savupdate.util.Logger: Our product line=5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3, version (9, 14, 0, 3692, 178)
Our product line=5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3, version (9, 14, 0, 3692, 178)
2017-12-26 14:36:20,874 DEBUG savupdate.util.Logger: Other Product line=16847572-641A-4310-94FB-7530471C2A25 (we want 5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3), version (3, 69, 2, 8)
Other Product line=16847572-641A-4310-94FB-7530471C2A25 (we want 5CF594B0-9FED-4212-BA91-A4077CB1D1F3), version (3, 69, 2, 8)
2017-12-26 14:36:20,874 DEBUG savupdate.util.Logger: Selecting package using recommended policy
Gui Sophos info:
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henk
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Re: sophos autoupdate behaviour

Post by henk »

Found that the manual update didnt work, altough it stated: update succesfull. :shifty:

The real question is: How do you know if Sophos autoupdate is working?

A pretty good indicator of failing updates can be seen thru the Gui. Tools and links-> Sophos Status
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If you scroll down, you should see updates on recent days.
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In my case it stopped on Nov 30, no clue why.

As I was not able to fix the issue, I uninstalled Sophos,

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/opt/sophos-av/uninstall.sh
and installed it again. (This will take only a few minutes.)

As Sophos updates every 60 minutes, you can wait for the autoupdate to run, or force it:

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/opt/sophos-av/bin/savupdate
All seems fine again, but I added monitoring Sophos on the todo list for 2018 :idea:
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