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EM Library: eminstall.sh fails if no 'sweep' user exists

The EM Library Unix/Linux installation script, eminstall.sh, will fail to install Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix and will display the message "no sweep user, EM update worked, but installation failed" if no 'sweep' user exists.

The 'sweep' user is installed for use with the InterCheck server, icheckd. This is not part of the EM Library default Unix/Linux installation.

What to do

Edit eminstall.sh to remove the use of icheckd.

In a terminal window type:

sed 's/em_install_icheckd=yes/em_install_icheckd=no/' eminstall.sh > eminstall.tmp ; mv eminstall.tmp eminstall.sh

The text above should all be on one line. There should be a space at each line break.

If you need more information or guidance, then please contact technical support.