Overview

This article describes the steps to install SAV for Linux or Sophos Linux Security when /tmp is mounted noexec 

The following sections are covered:

• What to do
  
• Feedback and contact

Applies to the following Sophos products and versions
Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux
Sophos Linux Security 10.3.2

What to do

Check if your /tmp is mounted noexec by using mount|grep tmp
If it shows /tmp noexec continue here

Option 1 - remount without noexec

Remount /tmp with exec enabled
1) Mount /tmp exec: mount -o remount,exec /tmp   
2) Run install.sh, SophosInstall.sh or use the package manager of your choice to install the package:
rpm -i SophosInstall.rpm / deb -i SophosInstall.deb
3) mount /tmp noexec again: mount -o remount,noexec /tmp

Option 2 - Set TMPDIR

Set the TMPDIR variable to a mount point which is not mounted noexec
(If TMPDIR was already set to a location you may want to restore the value of TMPDIR to what is was previously)
1) Set the TMPDIR to e.g. /var/tmp: export TMPDIR=/var/tmp
2) Run the installer as described above

Feedback and contact

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