Spamassassin not working?

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the last few days my server has been getting bombarded with spam like crazy, anyhow I have been reading the Spamassassin threads and I ran ;

Code: 
[root@cp ~]# spamassassin -V
SpamAssassin version 3.3.1
  running on Perl version 5.8.8
[root@cp ~]# /usr/bin/spamd -d -c -m 15
child process [26730] exited or timed out without signaling production of a PID file: exit 255 at /usr/bin/spamd line 2588.
And I also tried it this way as well;
Code: 
[root@cp ~]# /etc/init.d/spamassassin restart
Stopping spamd:                                            [FAILED]
Starting spamd: child process [26836] exited or timed out without signaling production of a PID file: exit 255 at /usr/bin/spamd line 2588.

Still not feeling the love, I also tried this as well;
Code: 
[root@cp ~]#  /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/packages/Mail-SpamAssassin-3.3.1/sa-update
channel: no 'mirrors.updates.spamassassin.org' record found, channel failed

Any ideas?
 
You should try 'sa-update -D' then you are in debug mode and got more information and maybe also the reason why it doesn't work.
 
daveyw said:
You should try 'sa-update -D' then you are in debug mode and got more information and maybe also the reason why it doesn't work.
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This is the result when I run sa-update -D:
Code: 
./sa-update -D
Sep 21 14:28:12.450 [29737] dbg: logger: adding facilities: all
Sep 21 14:28:12.450 [29737] dbg: logger: logging level is DBG
Sep 21 14:28:12.450 [29737] dbg: generic: SpamAssassin version 3.3.1
Sep 21 14:28:12.450 [29737] dbg: generic: Perl 5.008008, PREFIX=/usr, DEF_RULES_DIR=/usr/share/spamassassin, LOCAL_RULES_DIR=/etc/mail/spamassassin, LOCAL_STATE_DIR=/var/lib/spamassassin
Sep 21 14:28:12.451 [29737] dbg: config: timing enabled
Sep 21 14:28:12.452 [29737] dbg: config: score set 0 chosen.
Sep 21 14:28:12.478 [29737] dbg: dns: no ipv6
Sep 21 14:28:12.478 [29737] dbg: dns: is Net::DNS::Resolver available? yes
Sep 21 14:28:12.478 [29737] dbg: dns: Net::DNS version: 0.60
Sep 21 14:28:12.478 [29737] dbg: generic: sa-update version svn917659
Sep 21 14:28:12.479 [29737] dbg: generic: using update directory: /var/lib/spamassassin/3.003001
Sep 21 14:28:13.907 [29737] dbg: diag: perl platform: 5.008008 linux
Sep 21 14:28:13.907 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Digest::SHA1, version 2.11
Sep 21 14:28:13.907 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: HTML::Parser, version 3.56
Sep 21 14:28:13.907 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Net::DNS, version 0.60
Sep 21 14:28:13.907 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: NetAddr::IP, version 4.027
Sep 21 14:28:13.907 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Time::HiRes, version 1.9717
Sep 21 14:28:13.907 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Archive::Tar, version 1.48
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: IO::Zlib, version 1.09
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Digest::SHA1, version 2.11
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: MIME::Base64, version 3.09
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: DB_File, version 1.815
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Net::SMTP, version 2.31
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Mail::SPF, version v2.004
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: IP::Country::Fast, version 604.001
Sep 21 14:28:13.908 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Razor2::Client::Agent, version 2.84
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Net::Ident, version 1.20
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module not installed: IO::Socket::INET6 ('require' failed)
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: IO::Socket::SSL, version 1.06
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Compress::Zlib, version 2.017
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Mail::DKIM, version 0.37
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: DBI, version 1.611
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Getopt::Long, version 2.35
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: LWP::UserAgent, version 5.835
Sep 21 14:28:13.909 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: HTTP::Date, version 5.831
Sep 21 14:28:13.910 [29737] dbg: diag: [...] module installed: Encode::Detect, version 1.01
Sep 21 14:28:13.917 [29737] dbg: gpg: Searching for 'gpg'
Sep 21 14:28:13.917 [29737] dbg: util: current PATH is: /usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
Sep 21 14:28:13.929 [29737] dbg: util: executable for gpg was found at /usr/bin/gpg
Sep 21 14:28:13.929 [29737] dbg: gpg: found /usr/bin/gpg
Sep 21 14:28:13.944 [29737] dbg: gpg: release trusted key id list: 5E541DC959CB8BAC7C78DFDC4056A61A5244EC45 26C900A46DD40CD5AD24F6D7DEE01987265FA05B 0C2B1D7175B852C64B3CDC716C55397824F434CE
Sep 21 14:28:13.996 [29737] dbg: channel: attempting channel updates.spamassassin.org
Sep 21 14:28:13.997 [29737] dbg: channel: update directory /var/lib/spamassassin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org
Sep 21 14:28:13.997 [29737] dbg: channel: channel cf file /var/lib/spamassassin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org.cf
Sep 21 14:28:13.997 [29737] dbg: channel: channel pre file /var/lib/spamassassin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org.pre
Sep 21 14:28:14.040 [29737] dbg: dns: query failed: 1.3.3.updates.spamassassin.org => NOERROR
Sep 21 14:28:14.045 [29737] dbg: dns: query failed: mirrors.updates.spamassassin.org => NOERROR
channel: no 'mirrors.updates.spamassassin.org' record found, channel failed
Sep 21 14:28:14.045 [29737] dbg: diag: updates complete, exiting with code 4
 
Do you have CentOS/RHEL?

I dont have the file /etc/init.d/spamassassin.
I'm using '/usr/bin/sa-update' and not '/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/packages/.../sa-update'

Got also the same version like you
root@l:~# spamassassin -V
SpamAssassin version 3.3.1
running on Perl version 5.8.8
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The last time I update SpamAssassin to latest version I had some errors/issues, after doing the commands below I can update without any problems. (can't remember the exactly errors)

You could try the commands / steps blow (CentOS/RHEL)

wget http://dave.t0xic.nl/yum/dag.repo -O/etc/yum.repos.d/dag.repo
yum -y --enablerepo=dag install perl-Mail-SPF perl-SPF-Query perl-Razor* perl-Net-Ident perl-IO-Socket* perl-Mail-DKIM perl-Mail-DomainKeys perl-Archive-Tar perl-IO-Zlib perl-Encode-Detect perl-libwww-perl perl-IP-Country perl-DBI perl-Mail-SPF-Query re2c
cpan install Mail::SpamAssassin::plugin::Rule2XSBody
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Now create a file (chmod +x) and add the lines below
#!/bin/sh
sa-update -D --gpgkey D1C035168C1EBC08464946DA258CDB3ABDE9DC10 --channel saupdates.openprotect.com --channel updates.spamassassin.org --allowplugins
sa-compile -D
killall spamd
/usr/bin/spamd -d -c -m 5
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Add to the cronjob
0 0 * * 0 root /opt/update-sa.sh >> /dev/null 2>&1
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Now try if its working like running the file manually: /opt/update-sh.sh
 
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Yes I have CENTOS 5.5 64 bit and I tried what you posted line by line and everything went smooth until.............. you guessed it..... I got the same error :mad:

Perhaps this is the time that I should launch the server out a window........
 
This is the result that pops up when the "[root@cp opt]# sa-update -D --gpgkey D1C035168C1EBC08464946DA258CDB3ABDE9DC10 --channel saupdates.openprotect.com --channel updates.spamassassin.org --allowplugins" is run

Code: 
[root@cp opt]# sa-update -D --gpgkey D1C035168C1EBC08464946DA258CDB3ABDE9DC10 --channel saupdates.openprotect.com --channel updates.spamassassin.org --allowplugins
Sep 21 15:43:47.355 [2208] dbg: dns: query failed: mirrors.saupdates.openprotect.com => NOERROR
channel: no 'mirrors.saupdates.openprotect.com' record found, channel failed
Sep 21 15:43:47.355 [2208] dbg: channel: attempting channel updates.spamassassin.org
Sep 21 15:43:47.355 [2208] dbg: channel: update directory /var/lib/spamassassin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org
Sep 21 15:43:47.355 [2208] dbg: channel: channel cf file /var/lib/spamassassin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org.cf
Sep 21 15:43:47.355 [2208] dbg: channel: channel pre file /var/lib/spamassassin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org.pre
Sep 21 15:43:47.369 [2208] dbg: dns: query failed: 1.3.3.updates.spamassassin.org => NOERROR
Sep 21 15:43:47.380 [2208] dbg: dns: query failed: mirrors.updates.spamassassin.org => NOERROR
channel: no 'mirrors.updates.spamassassin.org' record found, channel failed
Sep 21 15:43:47.380 [2208] dbg: diag: updates complete, exiting with code 4
 
dbg: dns: query failed: mirrors.saupdates.openprotect.com => NOERROR
channel: no 'mirrors.saupdates.openprotect.com' record found, channel failed
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It could be possible that your DNS isn't working correctly?
 
Peter Laws said:
Try uncommenting Google's DNS (looks like Google's) and try that

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
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Did that and I also uncommented "search dxmhosting.com" and then I did this to restart networking and got this result;
Code: 
[root@cp ~]# /etc/init.d/network restart
Shutting down interface eth0:                              [  OK  ]
Shutting down loopback interface:                          [  OK  ]
FATAL: Module off not found.
CRITICAL : [ipv6_test] Kernel is not compiled with IPv6 support
Bringing up loopback interface:                            [  OK  ]
Bringing up interface eth0:  FATAL: Module off not found.
CRITICAL : [ipv6_test] Kernel is not compiled with IPv6 support
                                                           [  OK  ]
FATAL: Module off not found.
CRITICAL : [ipv6_test] Kernel is not compiled with IPv6 support

Ruh roh......... is there something else I gotta fix?
 
found the answer to that networking issue, had to edit /etc/sysconfig/network so it looks like this

Code: 
[root@cp ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
NETWORKING_IPV6=no
HOSTNAME=cp.dxmhosting.com

networking_ipv6 was set to yes ------ NOT GOOD I would guess......

Anyhow I restarted the network and there were no errors.
 
Still no luck :confused:

in DA when I click on Spamassassin I get this;
Code: 
[CENTER]
Your connection has timed out

Details

Either your request was invalid or the program hasn't completed your request.
Please notify the server admin[/CENTER]
 
My last suggestion is to try an reinstall it via

/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/spam.sh

Or maybe someone else will have some suggestions
 
Remove the 'nameserver 127.0.0.1' from your /etc/resolv.conf (only need if you run a local dns separated of bind)

Also after '/etc/init.d/network restart' you need to do '/etc/init.d/startips'.

I guess you did '/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/spam.sh' and missed the ERROR while compiling... I had some errors while compiling, had to do some modifications and recompile again.
 
daveyw said:
Remove the 'nameserver 127.0.0.1' from your /etc/resolv.conf (only need if you run a local dns separated of bind)

Also after '/etc/init.d/network restart' you need to do '/etc/init.d/startips'.

I guess you did '/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/spam.sh' and missed the ERROR while compiling... I had some errors while compiling, had to do some modifications and recompile again.
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Did what you said and while everything works in command line now, the issue at this point is SA timing out on me in the control panel
 
Could it be a missing CPAN module for the DA plug-in? To tell you the truth, and I've forgotten which, but I needed to install a few during installation and when using sa-update.

Failing that, maybe a quick email to John will help.
 
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