Problem with Bayes learning

2006-02-28 Thread Jonathan Nie
Greetings! I got a problem when I try to feed Bayes with large number of emails (over 1500). It just hang there and I got the the following error messages from maillog file: .bayes: cannot open bayes databases /spamassassin/bayes_* R/W: lock failed: File exists Does anyone know how to

Re: Problem with Bayes learning

2006-02-28 Thread Tyler Nally
On Tuesday 28 February 2006 05:06 pm, Jonathan Nie wrote: Greetings! I got a problem when I try to feed Bayes with large number of emails (over 1500). It just hang there and I got the the following error messages from maillog file: .bayes: cannot open bayes databases

Re: Problem with Bayes learning

2006-02-28 Thread Matt Kettler
Tyler Nally wrote: On Tuesday 28 February 2006 05:06 pm, Jonathan Nie wrote: Greetings! I got a problem when I try to feed Bayes with large number of emails (over 1500). It just hang there and I got the the following error messages from maillog file: .bayes: cannot open bayes databases

Re: Problem with Bayes learning

2006-02-28 Thread Matt Kettler
Jonathan Nie wrote: Greetings! I got a problem when I try to feed Bayes with large number of emails (over 1500). It just hang there and I got the the following error messages from maillog file: .bayes: cannot open bayes databases /spamassassin/bayes_* R/W: lock failed: File exists

Re: Problem with Bayes learning

2006-02-28 Thread Jonathan Nie
Hi Matt, I am new to spamassassin. Thank you so much for your help and Tyler too. Bayes autolearn is enabled when I feed Bayes with the 1500 emails manually using the sa-learn command. Does it cause the problem? I also checked the Bayes database directory and found two stale lock files

Re: Problem with Bayes learning

2006-02-28 Thread Tyler Nally
On Tuesday 28 February 2006 10:46 pm, you wrote: I am new to spamassassin. Thank you so much for your help and Tyler too. Thanks.. I'm not the expert.. I just use it! Bayes autolearn is enabled when I feed Bayes with the 1500 emails manually using the sa-learn command. Does it cause the

Re: Problem with Bayes learning

2006-02-28 Thread jdow
Stop receiving emails. Stop the SpamAssassin service once the incoming mail spool is empty. Then kill all vestiges of spamd or spamassassin that might still be running from previously improperly terminated sessions. Then run sa-learn. If it STILL hangs with this lock you'd a problem somewhere fer