diff --git a/app-antivirus/clamav/files/freshclam.rc b/app-antivirus/clamav/files/freshclam.rc
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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2005 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+depend() {
+    use net
+}
+
+start() {
+    logfix
+    
+    ebegin "Starting freshclam"
+    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
+	--nicelevel ${FRESHCLAM_NICELEVEL:-0} \
+	--exec /usr/bin/freshclam -- -d
+    retcode=$?
+    if [ ${retcode} = 1 ]; then
+	eend 0
+	einfo "Virus database already up to date."
+    else
+	eend ${retcode}
+    fi
+}
+
+stop() {
+    ebegin "Stopping freshclam"
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/bin/freshclam
+    eend $?
+}
+
+logfix() {
+    # fix freshclam log permissions
+    # (might be clobbered by logrotate or something)
+    logfile=`awk '$1 == "UpdateLogFile" { print $2 }' /etc/freshclam.conf`
+    local freshclam_user=`awk '$1 == "DatabaseOwner" { print $2 }' /etc/freshclam.conf`
+    if [ -n "${logfile}" -a -n "${clamav_user}" ]; then
+        if [ ! -f "${logfile}" ]; then
+            touch ${logfile}
+        fi
+        chown ${freshclam_user} ${logfile}
+        chmod 640 ${logfile}
+    fi
+}