Local State Dir - /var/lib/spamassassin - SARE rules no hits

[Randal, Phil]

> I have a rather old version of SA 3.1.4 - but I do not want to upgrade
until I have a backup MS server running,
> unless an upgrade is the fix for this strange behavior. 

It almost certainly is, if I recall correctly.  Early implementations of
the "Local State Dir" differed from the current one.

Cheers,

Phil
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-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Daniel
Flensburg
Sent: 21 November 2008 09:58
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: Local State Dir - /var/lib/spamassassin - SARE rules no hits

Can someone please help me with a strange problem. I noticed that my
recently downloaded SARE-rules have no hits. I believe non of the rules
in the /var/lib/spamassassin work.

When running the command: 

spamassassin -D --lint

I get the result (looks just right):

[4446] dbg: config: using "/etc/spamassassin" for site rules pre files
[4446] dbg: config: read file /etc/spamassassin/init.pre [4446] dbg:
config: read file /etc/spamassassin/v310.pre [4446] dbg: config: read
file /etc/spamassassin/v312.pre [4446] dbg: config: using
"/var/lib/spamassassin/3.001004" for sys rules pre files [4446] dbg:
config: read file
/var/lib/spamassassin/3.001004/saupdates_openprotect_com.pre
[4446] dbg: config: read file
/var/lib/spamassassin/3.001004/updates_spamassassin_org.pre
[4446] dbg: config: using "/var/lib/spamassassin/3.001004" for default
rules dir
-------------------

But when I run the command:

/opt/MailScanner/bin/MailScanner --debug --debug-sa

I get a different result (a bad one):

[4329] dbg: config: using "/etc/mail/spamassassin" for site rules pre
files [4329] dbg: config: read file /etc/mail/spamassassin/init.pre
[4329] dbg: config: read file /etc/mail/spamassassin/v310.pre [4329]
dbg: config: read file /etc/mail/spamassassin/v312.pre [4329] dbg:
config: using "/usr/share/spamassassin" for sys rules pre files [4329]
dbg: config: using "/usr/share/spamassassin" for default rules dir

The setting in my /opt/MailScanner/etc/MailScanner.conf is:

# The site-local rules are searched for here, and in
prefix/etc/spamassassin, # prefix/etc/mail/spamassassin,
/usr/local/etc/spamassassin, /etc/spamassassin, #
/etc/mail/spamassassin, and maybe others.
# Be careful of setting this: it may mean the spam.assassin.prefs.conf
file # is missed out, you will need to insert a soft-link with "ln -s"
to link # the file into mailscanner.cf in the new directory.
# If this is set then it replaces the list of places that are searched;
# otherwise it has no effect.
#SpamAssassin Local Rules Dir = /opt/MailScanner/etc/mail/spamassassin
SpamAssassin Local Rules Dir =

# The rules created by the "sa-update" tool are searched for here.
# This directory contains the 3.001001/updates_spamassassin_org #
directory structure beneath it.
# Only un-comment this setting once you have proved that the sa-update #
cron job has run successfully and has created a directory structure
under # the spamassassin directory within this one and has put some *.cf
files in # there. Otherwise it will ignore all your current rules!
# The default location may be /var/opt on Solaris systems.
SpamAssassin Local State Dir = # /var/lib/spamassassin

# The default rules are searched for here, and in
prefix/share/spamassassin, # /usr/local/share/spamassassin,
/usr/share/spamassassin, and maybe others.
# If this is set then it adds to the list of places that are searched; #
otherwise it has no effect.
#SpamAssassin Default Rules Dir = /opt/MailScanner/share/spamassassin
SpamAssassin Default Rules Dir =
------------
I tried to remove the # in the line below but the result is the same:
SpamAssassin Local State Dir = # /var/lib/spamassassin

What have I missed?

I have a rather old version of SA 3.1.4 - but I do not want to upgrade
until I have a backup MS server running, unless an upgrade is the fix
for this strange behavior.


/Daniel
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