Amavisd-new Config File Missing?

carlosinfl · 07-31-2008, 05:04 PM

I am running Debian as a new email server (Lenny) and installed amavisd-new from apt-get:

Code:

mail:/# apt-cache policy amavisd-new
amavisd-new:
  Installed: 1:2.6.0.dfsg-2
  Candidate: 1:2.6.0.dfsg-2
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.6.0.dfsg-2 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I then made sure that the service is running fine on the system which it appears to be...

Code:

mail:/# /etc/init.d/amavis start
Starting amavisd: (already running).
mail:/# ps -ef | grep amavis
amavis    7492     1  0 17:12 ?        00:00:00 amavisd (master)
amavis    7493  7492  0 17:12 ?        00:00:00 amavisd (virgin child)
amavis    7494  7492  0 17:12 ?        00:00:00 amavisd (virgin child)

So now I am looking for the config file which normally would be located in /etc/amavisd.conf however its not there. I checked in /etc/amavis/ and I am unable to locate this anywhere and I even did a locate after updatedb. There does not appear to be a config file. How is this possible?

Code:

mail:/# cd /etc/amavis/
mail:/etc/amavis# ls -l
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-07-31 17:12 conf.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-07-31 17:12 en_US
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  978 2008-07-02 16:37 README.l10n
mail:/etc/amavis# cd conf.d/
mail:/etc/amavis/conf.d# ls -l
total 56
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1640 2008-07-02 16:37 01-debian
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   692 2008-07-02 16:37 05-domain_id
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   235 2008-07-02 16:37 05-node_id
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13907 2008-07-02 16:37 15-av_scanners
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   554 2008-07-02 16:37 15-content_filter_mode
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  9248 2008-07-02 16:37 20-debian_defaults
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   573 2008-07-02 16:37 25-amavis_helpers
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2130 2008-07-02 16:37 30-template_localization
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   318 2008-07-02 16:37 50-user

billymayday · 07-31-2008, 05:13 PM

Doesn't /etc/init.d/amavis give you any hints?

What about locate amavis*

or find / -name amavis

Mr. C. · 08-01-2008, 01:08 AM

Debian breaks the config file into pieces. See:

http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/d...new_2.4.2.html

carlosinfl · 08-01-2008, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. C.

Debian breaks the config file into pieces. See:

http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/d...new_2.4.2.html

I just found that out and this is very annoying and messy in my opinion. Debating on throwing this on CentOS for that very reason. If I am following a guide and the 1st step says:

Go to your /etc/amavisd.conf file and add the "re-inject" paramters for Postfix:

Code:

 $notify_method  = 'smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025';
 $forward_method = 'smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025';

Now if Debian splits it up into 8-10 different files, how am I suppose to know which files the suggested above strings are to be added to?

Mr. C. · 08-01-2008, 11:07 AM

Each file is documented. You should look at each one, and your question should be answered.

While I don't like that each distro feels this compulsion to change every this and that to suite their personal taste (and thus breaking existing documentation, and requiring additional documentation and learning for everyone), that's the way of the distro. Each has its idiosyncrasies. Someday this software industry of ours will wise up and realize the enormity of the wasted money in the constant churn.

If this is your only reason for changing, that seems almost glib or petty. One of the key amavisd-new mailing list helpers wrote the articles I referenced, and uses Debian, so you are in good hands.

And you always have the option of just using the source (amavisd is a single file and a config file!).

carlosinfl · 08-01-2008, 11:42 AM

I believe you are talking about Alex Wirt and yes he has been extremely helpful with Amavisd on Debian. I will try and move forward.

Mr. C. · 08-01-2008, 01:26 PM

I was actually talking about GaryV who wrote the articles I gave as references. I saw your thread on the amavis list and agree Alex was very helpful.