snowcrash+spamassassin writes: > hi, > > > that's to be expected until you actually run "sa-compile" to compile > > the ruleset... > > ah. i'd misunderstood (ok, presumed ...) that that was automatically > done ... thanks! > > now, > > % /usr/local/spamassassin/bin/sa-compile --sudo -D > > [21503] dbg: logger: adding facilities: all > [21503] dbg: logger: logging level is DBG > [21503] dbg: generic: SpamAssassin version 3.2.0-pre1-r499012 > [21503] dbg: config: score set 0 chosen. > [21503] dbg: dns: is Net::DNS::Resolver available? yes > [21503] dbg: dns: Net::DNS version: 0.59 > sa-compile: cannot write to > /var/mail/spamassassin/updates/compiled/3.002000, aborting > > checking, > > ls -ald /var/mail/spamassassin/updates/compiled/3.002000 > /usr/local/bin/ls: cannot access > /var/mail/spamassassin/updates/compiled/3.002000: No such file or > directory > > then, > > mkdir -p /var/mail/spamassassin/updates/compiled/3.002000 > chown -R spam:spam /var/mail/spamassassin/updates/compiled/3.002000 > > and again, > > % /usr/local/spamassassin/bin/sa-compile --sudo -D > > still reports, > > [21503] dbg: logger: adding facilities: all > [21503] dbg: logger: logging level is DBG > [21503] dbg: generic: SpamAssassin version 3.2.0-pre1-r499012 > [21503] dbg: config: score set 0 chosen. > [21503] dbg: dns: is Net::DNS::Resolver available? yes > [21503] dbg: dns: Net::DNS version: 0.59 > sa-compile: cannot write to > /var/mail/spamassassin/updates/compiled/3.002000, aborting > > ownership/privileges?
or possibly a bug :( Worth opening a bug on bugzilla. You could try strace'ing the process to see exactly what it's seeing... --j.