pulling my hair out...

If I rm -fr /root/.spamassassin/*

then sa-learn a bunch of messages, it works... ]# sa-learn --dump magic 0.000 0 3 0 non-token data: bayes db version 0.000 0 3997 0 non-token data: nspam 0.000 0 0 0 non-token data: nham 0.000 0 202022 0 non-token data: ntokens 0.000 0 1086136394 0 non-token data: oldest atime 0.000 0 1116269429 0 non-token data: newest atime 0.000 0 1116269429 0 non-token data: last journal sync atime 0.000 0 1116269429 0 non-token data: last expiry atime 0.000 0 0 0 non-token data: last expire atime delta 0.000 0 0 0 non-token data: last expire reduction count

then a few minutes later, it all goes to crap...

# sa-learn --dump magic bayes: bayes db version 0 is not able to be used, aborting! at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/Mail/SpamAssassin/BayesStore/DBM.pm line 160. bayes: bayes db version 0 is not able to be used, aborting! at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/Mail/SpamAssassin/BayesStore/DBM.pm line 160. ERROR: Bayes dump returned an error, please re-run with -D for more information

# rpm -qa spamassassin spamassassin-3.0.3-1.1.el3.rf

# uname -srvo Linux 2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jan 19 01:53:23 GMT 2005 GNU/Linux

and lastly, for completeness...

# spamassassin -p /etc/MailScanner/spam.assassin.prefs.conf -D --lint debug: SpamAssassin version 3.0.3 debug: Score set 0 chosen. debug: running in taint mode? yes debug: Running in taint mode, removing unsafe env vars, and resetting PATH debug: PATH included '/usr/kerberos/sbin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/usr/kerberos/bin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/usr/local/sbin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/usr/local/bin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/sbin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/bin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/usr/sbin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/usr/bin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/usr/X11R6/bin', keeping. debug: PATH included '/root/bin', which doesn't exist, dropping. debug: Final PATH set to: /usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin debug: diag: module installed: DBI, version 1.32 debug: diag: module installed: DB_File, version 1.811 debug: diag: module installed: Digest::SHA1, version 2.10 debug: diag: module installed: IO::Socket::UNIX, version 1.2 debug: diag: module installed: MIME::Base64, version 2.12 debug: diag: module installed: Net::DNS, version 0.48 debug: diag: module installed: Net::LDAP, version 0.30 debug: diag: module not installed: Razor2::Client::Agent ('require' failed) debug: diag: module installed: Storable, version 2.06 debug: diag: module installed: URI, version 1.21 debug: ignore: using a test message to lint rules debug: using "/etc/mail/spamassassin/init.pre" for site rules init.pre debug: config: read file /etc/mail/spamassassin/init.pre debug: using "/usr/share/spamassassin" for default rules dir debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/10_misc.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_anti_ratware.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_body_tests.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_compensate.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_dnsbl_tests.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_drugs.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_fake_helo_tests.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_head_tests.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_html_tests.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_meta_tests.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_phrases.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_porn.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_ratware.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/20_uri_tests.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/23_bayes.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_body_tests_es.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_hashcash.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_spf.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/25_uribl.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_de.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_fr.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_nl.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/30_text_pl.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/50_scores.cf debug: config: read file /usr/share/spamassassin/60_whitelist.cf debug: using "/etc/mail/spamassassin" for site rules dir debug: using "/root/.spamassassin" for user state dir debug: using "/etc/MailScanner/spam.assassin.prefs.conf" for user prefs file debug: config: read file /etc/MailScanner/spam.assassin.prefs.conf debug: plugin: loading Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL from @INC debug: plugin: registered Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL=HASH (0x9d9d6dc) debug: plugin: loading Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Hashcash from @INC debug: plugin: registered Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Hashcash=HASH (0xa6c663c) debug: plugin: loading Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF from @INC debug: plugin: registered Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF=HASH (0xa6a9d54) debug: plugin: Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL=HASH(0x9d9d6dc) implements 'parse_config' debug: plugin: Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Hashcash=HASH(0xa6c663c) implements 'parse_config' debug: using "/root/.spamassassin" for user state dir debug: bayes: 25890 tie-ing to DB file R/O /root/.spamassassin/bayes_toks debug: bayes: 25890 tie-ing to DB file R/O /root/.spamassassin/bayes_seen debug: bayes: found bayes db version 0 bayes: bayes db version 0 is not able to be used, aborting! at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/Mail/SpamAssassin/BayesStore/DBM.pm line 160. debug: Score set 1 chosen. debug: ---- MIME PARSER START ---- debug: main message type: text/plain debug: parsing normal part debug: added part, type: text/plain debug: ---- MIME PARSER END ---- debug: bayes: 25890 tie-ing to DB file R/O /root/.spamassassin/bayes_toks debug: bayes: 25890 tie-ing to DB file R/O /root/.spamassassin/bayes_seen debug: bayes: found bayes db version 0 bayes: bayes db version 0 is not able to be used, aborting! at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/Mail/SpamAssassin/BayesStore/DBM.pm line 160. debug: metadata: X-Spam-Relays-Trusted: debug: metadata: X-Spam-Relays-Untrusted: debug: plugin: Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL=HASH(0x9d9d6dc) implements 'parsed_metadata' debug: dns_available set to yes in config file, skipping test debug: decoding: no encoding detected debug: URIDNSBL: domains to query: debug: is Net::DNS::Resolver available? yes debug: Net::DNS version: 0.48 debug: all '*From' addrs: ignore@compiling.spamassassin.taint.org debug: Running tests for priority: 0 debug: running header regexp tests; score so far=0 debug: registering glue method for check_hashcash_double_spend (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Hashcash=HASH(0xa6c663c)) debug: registering glue method for check_for_spf_helo_pass (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF=HASH(0xa6a9d54)) debug: SPF: message was delivered entirely via trusted relays, not required debug: registering glue method for check_hashcash_value (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Hashcash=HASH(0xa6c663c)) debug: all '*To' addrs: debug: registering glue method for check_for_spf_softfail (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF=HASH(0xa6a9d54)) debug: SPF: message was delivered entirely via trusted relays, not required debug: registering glue method for check_for_spf_pass (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF=HASH(0xa6a9d54)) debug: registering glue method for check_for_spf_helo_softfail (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF=HASH(0xa6a9d54)) debug: registering glue method for check_for_spf_fail (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF=HASH(0xa6a9d54)) debug: registering glue method for check_for_spf_helo_fail (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::SPF=HASH(0xa6a9d54)) debug: running body-text per-line regexp tests; score so far=-2.623 debug: running uri tests; score so far=-2.623 debug: registering glue method for check_uridnsbl (Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL=HASH(0x9d9d6dc)) debug: Razor2 is not available debug: plugin: Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL=HASH(0x9d9d6dc) implements 'check_tick' debug: running raw-body-text per-line regexp tests; score so far=-2.623 debug: running full-text regexp tests; score so far=-2.623 debug: Razor2 is not available debug: Pyzor is not available: pyzor not found debug: DCCifd is not available: no r/w dccifd socket found. debug: DCC is not available: no executable dccproc found. debug: Running tests for priority: 500 debug: RBL: success for 1 of 1 queries debug: plugin: Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL=HASH(0x9d9d6dc) implements 'check_post_dnsbl' debug: running meta tests; score so far=-2.623 debug: running header regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running body-text per-line regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running uri tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running raw-body-text per-line regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running full-text regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: Running tests for priority: 1000 debug: running meta tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running header regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running body-text per-line regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running uri tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running raw-body-text per-line regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: running full-text regexp tests; score so far=-1.053 debug: is spam? score=-1.053 required=5 debug: tests=ALL_TRUSTED,MISSING_DATE,MISSING_SUBJECT,NO_REAL_NAME debug: subtests=__HAS_MSGID,__MSGID_OK_DIGITS,__MSGID_OK_HOST,__SANE_MSGID,__UNUSABLE_MSGID