> >I've been seeing the following in my logs since upgrading to SA 2.63 > >Mar 1 16:07:54 troll spamd[15918]: Cannot open bayes databases > >/etc/mail/spamassassin/files/bayes_* R/W: tie failed: Permission denied > >Mar 1 16:07:54 troll spamd[15918]: Cannot open bayes databases > >/etc/mail/spamassassin/files/bayes_* R/W: tie failed: Permission denied > >t > > > >I have set 'bayes_auto_learn 0' so it theory spamd shouldn't > want a R/W tie > >to toks and seen... I'm sure it didn't usedto. Is there any way > of getting > >spamd to only go for a R/O tie or do I have to change my > permissions to get > >rid of these annoying log messages? > > > SA ties the bayes DB for r/w in the following situations: > 1) learning > 2) forgeting > 3) token expiry > 4) journal synchronization. > > > disabling autolearn deals with #1. > #2 never occurs automatically. > #4 only occurs if you use the learn_to_journal option > > But #3 will happen automatically in a default install. > > You need to set bayes_auto_expire to 0. > > WARNING: if you set bayes_auto_expire to 0, you should call sa-learn > --force-expire on a regular basis (ie: a daily cron job). > Aha! Top stuff..... that has indeed fixed the problem. Many thanks ;)
Nick
