{"id":4169,"date":"2026-06-08T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/?post_type=support_article&p=4169"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:00:40","slug":"launching-a-manual-scan-fsanalyze-as-a-non-root-user-fails-with-an-error-message-on-linux-security-64","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/launching-a-manual-scan-fsanalyze-as-a-non-root-user-fails-with-an-error-message-on-linux-security-64\/","title":{"rendered":"Launching a manual scan (fsanalyze) as a non-root user fails with an error message on Linux Security 64"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

I launched a manual scan(fsanalyze) as a non-root user in Linux Security 64(LS64) and it fails with the following error:<\/p>\n

fsanalyze: failed to connect to pmd:failed to connect to ctrl socket: \/opt\/f-secure\/linuxsecurity\/var\/lspmd\/run\/socket: Permission denied<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

When a non-root user executes the fsanalyze command,\u00a0\u201cPermission denied\u201d is output, the file will still be scanned by the\u00a0fsanalyze<\/i> tool.<\/p>\n

Here is a sample output:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n[azlaaz@ip-192-168-175-229 Desktop]$ \/opt\/f-secure\/linuxsecurity\/bin\/fsanalyze --list test.txt\nfsanalyze: failed to connect to pmd:failed to connect to ctrl socket: \/opt\/f-secure\/linuxsecurity\/var\/lspmd\/run\/socket: Permission denied\ntest.txt: result=clean\n\u00a0\nEngine versions: F-Secure Corporation Aquarius\/18.0.790\/2021-08-25_02 F-Secure Corporation Hydra\/6.0.391\/2021-08-25_01 F-Secure Corporation FMLib\/17.0.607.475\u00a0 (cf1875a)\/2020-04-07_01\u00a0 fsicapd\/2.0.202\n\u00a0\n1 files scanned<\/pre>\n
The impact of this error is that alerts (scan errors and detections) will not be sent to the Policy Manager\u00a0and syslog.\u00a0Therefore for example, if a non-root user scans an eicar file using the\u00a0fsanalyze<\/i> tool, the detection log will not be sent to syslog and Policy Manager.\u00a0It will only be shown on the terminal for this non-root user to see.<\/p>\n
The known issue is also being recorded in the LS64 changelog<\/a> under the latest component update on 18 Aug.<\/p>\n
Known Issues:<\/b>
\u30fbScanning files as a non-root user using fsanalyze command-line utility cause error message to be shown.<\/span>
\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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