On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 01:22:15 -0500 (CDT) Dave Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Raquel wrote: > > >> > > bayes_path /usr/spamassassin/bayes > > bayes_file_mode 0777 > > OK, is the directory "/usr/spamassassin" writable by the user-ID > that you are running spamd as? What happens if you do a: > chmod 1777 /usr/spamassassin > > and then retest? > > Strong suggestion, do -not- put your bayes stuff into a directory > that contains other SA components. Best to have a directory in > your "/var" partition just for the bayes stuff. > > > -- > Dave Funk > Below are the relevant lines from my mail log after sending a message from a Yahoo account. I'll only be working on bits and pieces today and won't be able to attack it until tomorrow. Sep 5 09:07:11 bryce spamd[12836]: locker: safe_lock: cannot create lockfile /usr/spamassassin/auto-whitelist.mutex: Permission denied Sep 5 09:07:11 bryce spamd[12836]: auto-whitelist: open of auto-whitelist file failed: locker: safe_lock: cannot create lockfile /usr/spamassassin/auto-whitelist.mutex: Permission denied Sep 5 09:07:11 bryce spamd[12836]: bayes: locker: safe_lock: cannot create lockfile /usr/spamassassin/bayes.mutex: Permission denied Sep 5 09:07:11 bryce sm-mta[16868]: l85G6RF0016868: Milter add: header: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=failed \n\tversion=3.1.7-deb Sep 5 09:07:11 bryce spamd[12837]: spamd: setuid to raquel succeeded Sep 5 09:07:29 bryce spamd[12837]: locker: safe_lock: cannot create lockfile /usr/spamassassin/auto-whitelist.mutex: Permission denied Sep 5 09:07:29 bryce spamd[12837]: auto-whitelist: open of auto-whitelist file failed: locker: safe_lock: cannot create lockfile /usr/spamassassin/auto-whitelist.mutex: Permission denied Sep 5 09:07:29 bryce spamd[12837]: bayes: locker: safe_lock: cannot create lockfile /usr/spamassassin/bayes.mutex: Permission denied -- Raquel ============================================================ Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education & free discussion are the antidotes of both. --Thomas Jefferson