When I run spamassassin --lint, I get the following error: # spamassassin --lint config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: smtp inet - y - - smtpd config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: pickup fifo - y 60 1 pickup config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: cleanup unix - y - 0 cleanup config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: qmgr fifo - y 300 1 qmgr config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: rewrite - - y - - trivial-rewrite config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: bounce x - - y - 0 bounce config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: defer ix - - y - 0 bounce config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: flush unix - y 1000? 0 flush config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: proxymap - - n - - proxymap config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: smtp nix - - y - - smtp config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: relay ix - - y - - smtp config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: showq unix - y - - showq config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: error ix - - y - - error config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: local unix - n n - - local config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: virtual unix - n n - - virtual config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: lmtp nix - - y - - lmtp config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: smtp-amavis unix - - y - 2 smtp config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o disable_dns_lookups=yes config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - y - - smtpd config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o content_filter= config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o local_recipient_maps= config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o relay_recipient_maps= config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o smtpd_restriction_classes= config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o smtpd_client_restrictions= config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: maildrop unix - n n - - pipe config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient} config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: flags=R user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user} config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: cyrus unix - n n - - pipe config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user} config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: uucp unix - n n - - pipe config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: ifmail unix - n n - - pipe config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient) config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, skipping: flags=Fq. user=foo argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop $recipient lint: 41 issues detected. please rerun with debug enabled for more information.
It looks like spamassassin is trying to parse the Postfix master.cf file. The machine was running fine for several months. This morning I copied over some custom rules from the SARE site, but that was it, I just copied them over. Now SA is not flagging any mail. Any suggestions? Our secondary mx box is picking up the load right now. Shane