I am having some serious probles with SpamAssassin. For example check out my logs:
Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: spamd: connection from localhost [127.0.0.1] at port 52601 Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: spamd: setuid to root succeeded Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: spamd: still running as root: user not specified with -u, not found, or set to root, falling back to nobody at /usr/bin/ spamd line 1147, <GEN15> line 4. Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: spamd: processing message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for root:99 Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: locker: safe_lock: cannot create tmp lockfile /var/spool/spamassassin/auto_whitelist.lock.penguin.leapcash.com.15553 for /var/spool/spamassassin/auto_whitelist.lock: Permission denied Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: auto-whitelist: open of auto-whitelist file failed: locker: safe_lock: cannot create tmp lockfile /var/spool/spamassassi n/auto_whitelist.lock.penguin.leapcash.com.15553 for /var/spool/spamassassin/auto_whitelist.lock: Permission denied Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: spamd: identified spam (1000.0/5.0) for root:99 in 0.2 seconds, 834 bytes. Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: spamd: result: Y 999 - GTUBE,NO_RECEIVED,NO_RELAYS scantime=0.2,size=834,user=root,uid=99,required_score=5.0,rhost=local host,raddr=127.0.0.1,rport=52601,mid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,autolearn=no Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15537]: prefork: child states: II Here is the permissions for the folder: drw-rw-rw- 2 root nobody 4096 Mar 8 14:35 spamassassin/ And the files: -rw-rw---- 1 root nobody 12288 Mar 30 2006 auto-whitelist -rw-rw---- 1 root nobody 12288 Feb 16 2005 bayes_seen -rw-rw---- 1 root nobody 12288 Feb 16 2005 bayes_toks -rw-r--r-- 1 root nobody 1218 Feb 16 2005 user_prefs Now if spamassassin folder has group write access for nobody then why wont it write to this folder. > Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: spamd: still running as root: user > not specified with -u, not found, or set to root, falling back to nobody > at /usr/bin/ That tells me its using the nobody user > Mar 8 14:42:32 penguin spamd[15553]: locker: safe_lock: cannot create tmp > lockfile > /var/spool/spamassassin/auto_whitelist.lock.penguin.leapcash.com.15553 for /var/spool/spamassassin/auto_whitelist.lock: Permission denied So why the error above. Any help GREATLY appreciated =) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Auto-whitelist-Errors---others.-tf3371373.html#a9381345 Sent from the SpamAssassin - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.