Looking at it & reading the Debian package's changelog I think the only thing to fix this has been removing the check for the uid of the running process when stopping the process. The necessary patch might be limited to something like the attached file.
** Patch added: "amavis-init-patch.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amavisd-new/+bug/930916/+attachment/2804788/+files/amavis-init-patch.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to amavisd-new in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930916 Title: amavis start-stop script fails to stop amavisd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amavisd-new/+bug/930916/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs