Hi 1. Yes, I have an installed system where the behavior is as described and does not change. 2. Just install the system.
This is what I did: *************** Install Spamassassin apt-get install spamassassin spamc Configure Spamassassin user and group We want it to run as non-root, so add a spamd user and group: # groupadd spamd # useradd -g spamd -s /bin/false -d /var/log/spamassassin spamd # mkdir /var/log/spamassassin # chown spamd:spamd /var/log/spamassassin (This sets the spamd user's home directory as /var/log/spamassassin.) Configure Spamassassin Edit /etc/default/spamassassin so these options are set: ENABLED=1 SAHOME="/var/log/spamassassin/" OPTIONS="--create-prefs --max-children 2 --username spamd \ -H ${SAHOME} -s ${SAHOME}spamd.log" --max-children spawns the specified number of child processes (you might need more on a busy server), --username specifies the username spamd runs under, -H sets the home directory, -s sets the log file. (I left the rest of the file alone, and didn't touch /etc/spamassassin/local.cf.) Start the Spamassassin daemon (spamd) /etc/init.d/spamassassin start (By default, spamassassin gets added to the startup scripts by Ubuntu, so it will start/stop with your system.) Configure Postfix to use Spamassassin as a filter This makes Postfix pipe email to Spamassassin once it's been received. Edit /etc/postfix/master.cf and add this line as the first line of the file: smtp inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter=spamassassin Add this to the end of the same file: spamassassin unix - n n - - pipe user=spamd argv=/usr/bin/spamc -f -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -f ${sender} ${recipient} install libmail-spf-query-perl librazor2-perl pyzor dcc (the latter is extern to the repos) verify if spf is there perl -e 'require Mail::SPF::Query' razor-admin -create razor-admin -discover razor-admin -register pyzor discover attached is my local.cf I tried to create an user_prefs as attached on the .spamassassin directory under /var/log/spamassassin. As you see, my local.cf has allow_use_rules 1. All file permissions were checked and are: -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 3247 2011-01-13 15:58 local.cf -rwxrwxr-x 1 spamd spamd 1484 2011-01-17 17:57 user_prefs I am ready to conduct further tests you find adequate Best regards Antonio ** Attachment added: "spamassassin.tar.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/+bug/702404/+attachment/1797013/+files/spamassassin.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to spamassassin in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/702404 Title: cannot change scores in /etc/spamassassin/local.cf/local -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs