Are you running spamd with the -c flag? If so, remove it.
>From the docs: -c, --create-prefs Create user preferences files if they don't exist (default: don't). Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > <html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-m > icrosoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttag > s" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";> > <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> > <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator > content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word > 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> > <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" > name="time"/> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> > <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> > </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <w:WordDocument> > <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState> > <w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState> > <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> > <w:EnvelopeVis/> > <w:Compatibility> > <w:BreakWrappedTables/> > <w:SnapToGridInCell/> > <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> > <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> > </w:Compatibility> > <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> > </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:ur > l(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- > /* Font Definitions */ > @font-face > {font-family:Verdana; > panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; > mso-font-charset:0; > mso-generic-font-family:swiss; > mso-font-pitch:variable; > mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;} > /* Style Definitions */ > p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal > {mso-style-parent:""; > margin:0cm; > margin-bottom:.0001pt; > mso-pagination:widow-orphan; > font-size:12.0pt; > font-family:"Times New Roman"; > mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; > mso-ansi-language:EN-GB; > mso-no-proof:yes;} h1 > {mso-style-next:Normal; > margin-top:0cm; > margin-right:0cm; > mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; > margin-left:0cm; > text-align:justify; > line-height:120%; > mso-pagination:widow-orphan; > page-break-after:avoid; > mso-outline-level:1; > font-size:16.0pt; > font-family:Verdana; > mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; > mso-font-kerning:16.0pt; > mso-ansi-language:EN-GB; > font-weight:normal; > mso-bidi-font-weight:bold; > text-decoration:underline; > text-underline:single;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink > {color:blue; > text-decoration:underline; 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> mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; > mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; > color:windowtext;} @page Section1 > {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; > margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; > mso-header-margin:35.4pt; > mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; > mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 > {page:Section1;} > /* List Definitions */ > @list l0 > {mso-list-id:379935782; > mso-list-type:hybrid; > mso-list-template-ids:268756658 -682957304 67698713 67698715 67698703 > 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;} @list l0:level1 > {mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt; > mso-level-number-position:left; > text-indent:-18.0pt;} @list l0:level2 > {mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower; > mso-level-tab-stop:72.0pt; > mso-level-number-position:left; > text-indent:-18.0pt;} ol > {margin-bottom:0cm;} ul > {margin-bottom:0cm;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> > /* Style Definitions */ > table.MsoNormalTable > {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; > mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; > mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; > mso-style-noshow:yes; > mso-style-parent:""; > mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; > mso-para-margin:0cm; > mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; > mso-pagination:widow-orphan; > font-size:10.0pt; > font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </head> > <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> > <div class=Section1> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I keep getting an error similar to the one below in > /var/log/maillog for users for whom no home directory is created (i.e. > mailusers). I’ve configured spamassassin with global preferences so the > personal preferences shouldn’t be necessary. How do I go about getting > rid of this error message?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May 11 </span></font><st1:time Hour="12" > Minute="50"><font > size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial' > >12:50:32</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB > style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> antispam spamd[13667]: info: > setuid to ksacco succeeded <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May 11 </span></font><st1:time Hour="12" > Minute="50"><font > size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial' > >12:50:32</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB > style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> antispam spamd[13667]: Creating > default_prefs [/home/ksacco/.spamassassin/user_prefs] <o:p></o:p></span></ > font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May 11 </span></font><st1:time Hour="12" > Minute="50"><font > size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial' > >12:50:32</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB > style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> antispam spamd[13667]: Cannot > write to /home/ksacco/.spamassassin/user_prefs: No such file or directory > <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May 11 </span></font><st1:time Hour="12" > Minute="50"><font > size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial' > >12:50:32</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB > style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> antispam spamd[13667]: Couldn't > create readable default_prefs for [/home/ksacco/.spamassassin/user_prefs]<o:p> > </o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks for your help,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Joe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB > style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > </div> > </body> > </html> -- Via Net.Works UK Ltd Local Touch Global Reach Owen McShane Systems Administrator http://www.vianetworks.co.uk Tel +44 (0)1925 484444
