Seems it is indeed a bug, users on the mailing list could verify it. See this thread: http://lists.amavis.org/pipermail/amavis- users/2011-March/000069.html
It seems to be directly related to the number of maximum instances. netstat doesn't seem to give helpful information: == floeff@myserver:~$ sudo netstat -a | grep 10024 [sudo] password for floeff: tcp 0 0 localhost:10024 *:* LISTEN floeff@myserver:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/amavis force-reload Stopping amavisd: amavisd-new. Starting amavisd: amavisd-new. floeff@myserver:~$ sudo netstat -a | grep 10024 tcp 0 0 localhost:10024 *:* LISTEN == Would love to use apport-collect, but I have only a console, and lynx does not seem to work - I've always get thrown back to the same page with a "Continue" button :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/731878 Title: amavis force-reload crashes amavis -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs