Configuration file not being read?

Rob Starr rstarr at grantstream.com
Tue Oct 30 14:40:05 GMT 2007


Hi there,

I'm using MailScanner 4.64.3 + Postfix + SpamAssassin 3.2.3.

I believe this is a MailScanner configuration problem.  My issue is that
spamassassin rules from sa-update are not being used (and I've verified they
exist in /var/lib/spamassassin/3.002003).  

A MailScanner lint test reports no issues.  A SpamAssassin lint test also
reports no issues, and shows the sa-update rules being used.  Spamassassin
-t /tmp/spam.sample shows the rules being used.

"MailScanner --debug --debug-sa":
---------------------------------
In Debugging mode, not forking...
SpamAssassin temp dir = /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
debug: Score set 0 chosen.
debug: running in taint mode? no
debug: ignore: test message to precompile patterns and load modules
debug: using "/usr/share/spamassassin" for default rules dir
debug: using "/etc/mail/spamassassin" for site rules dir
debug: using "/var/spool/postfix/.spamassassin/user_prefs" for user prefs
file
...

/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf snippet:
-----------------------------------------
SpamAssassin Site Rules Dir = /etc/mail/spamassassin 
SpamAssassin Local Rules Dir = 
SpamAssassin Local State Dir = /var/lib/spamassassin 
SpamAssassin Default Rules Dir =


It seems MailScanner is using a different config file than the one I'm
looking at... ?

I've also verified that: 
/etc/init.d/MailScanner is using /etc/sysconfig/MailScanner 
AND 
/etc/sysconfig/MailScanner is using /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf

What am I missing here? 

Thanks,
Rob Starr



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