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====== Troubleshoot Virtualmin Spam Filtering ======

https://www.virtualmin.com/node/39491

:!: Replace the <virtual-server>, <username> and <junk_message> placeholders as necessary.

:!: All dashes, spaces and punctuation are important.

===== Check for Needed Perl Modules =====

<file>
spamassassin -D --lint 2>&1 | grep -i failed
</file>

===== Permissions =====

:!: Provisional - Be careful with this - Example is for Ubuntu 14.04  

:!: Use ''-D'' to look for access problems.

Permissions on ''debian-spamd'' home directory:

<file>
chown -R debian-spamd.debian-spamd /var/lib/spamassassin
find /var/lib/spamassassin -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
find /var/lib/spamassassin -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
chmod 700 /var/lib/spamassassin/sa-update-keys
find /var/lib/spamassassin/sa-update-keys -type f -exec chmod 600 {} \;

reboot
</file>

===== Scan a Message =====

Scan a message using the ''spamc'' client with the processing done by ''spamd'' and ''spamd child'' (both running as root):

<file>
spamc -u <username> < /home/<virtual-server>/homes/<username>/Maildir/.spam/cur/<junk_message>
</file>

Scan a message as root:

<file>
spamassassin -D -t -p /home/<virtual-server>/homes/<username>/.spamassassin/user_prefs < /home/<virtual-server>/homes/<username>/Maildir/.spam/cur/<junk_message>
</file>

Scan a message as a user:

<file>
su -s /bin/sh -c "spamassassin -D -t -p /home/<virtual-server>/homes/<username>/.spamassassin/user_prefs < /home/<virtual-server>/homes/<username>/Maildir/.spam/cur/<junk_message>" - <username>
</file>

===== Bayesian Filter =====

Train the Bayesian filter as a user:

<file>
su -s /bin/sh -c "sa-learn -D --spam --no-sync /home/<virtual-server>/homes/<username>/Maildir/.spam/{cur,new}" - <username>
</file>

===== Rules Updates =====

Update rules (taken from ''/etc/cron.daily/spamassassin''):

<file>
su - debian-spamd -c "sa-update -D --gpghomedir /var/lib/spamassassin/sa-update-keys"
# Result codes: 0=got updates, 1=no updates, 2=lint failed
echo $?
su - debian-spamd -c "sa-compile"
</file>
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