Setting up mail server

HogensHero · Sep 15, 2013

Hi guys,

I am trying to set up a new server using a tutorial found on this site and I am having an issue with spamassassin and amavis. The tutorial that I am using is located here: http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual-u...urier-mysql-and-squirrelmail-ubuntu-12.04-lts

In the tutorial it gives some information and reads as follows:

First we must enable ClamAV and SpamAssassin in /etc/amavis/conf.d/15-content_filter_mode by uncommenting the @bypass_virus_checks_maps and the @bypass_spam_checks_maps lines:

vi /etc/amavis/conf.d/15-content_filter_mode

The file should look like this:

use strict;

# You can modify this file to re-enable SPAM checking through spamassassin
# and to re-enable antivirus checking.

#
# Default antivirus checking mode
# Please note, that anti-virus checking is DISABLED by
# default.
# If You wish to enable it, please uncomment the following lines:

@bypass_virus_checks_maps = (
\%bypass_virus_checks, \@bypass_virus_checks_acl, \$bypass_virus_checks_re);

#
# Default SPAM checking mode
# Please note, that anti-spam checking is DISABLED by
# default.
# If You wish to enable it, please uncomment the following lines:

@bypass_spam_checks_maps = (
\%bypass_spam_checks, \@bypass_spam_checks_acl, \$bypass_spam_checks_re);

1; # ensure a defined return

And then you should take a look at the spam settings and the actions for spam-/virus-mails in /etc/amavis/conf.d/20-debian_defaults. There's no need to change anything if the default settings are ok for you. The file contains many explanations so there's no need to explain the settings here:

vi /etc/amavis/conf.d/20-debian_defaults

[...]
$QUARANTINEDIR = "$MYHOME/virusmails";
$quarantine_subdir_levels = 1; # enable quarantine dir hashing

$log_recip_templ = undef; # disable by-recipient level-0 log entries
$DO_SYSLOG = 1; # log via syslogd (preferred)
$syslog_ident = 'amavis'; # syslog ident tag, prepended to all messages
$syslog_facility = 'mail';
$syslog_priority = 'debug'; # switch to info to drop debug output, etc

$enable_db = 1; # enable use of BerkeleyDB/libdb (SNMP and nanny)
$enable_global_cache = 1; # enable use of libdb-based cache if $enable_db=1

$inet_socket_port = 10024; # default listening socket

$sa_spam_subject_tag = '***SPAM*** ';
$sa_tag_level_deflt = 2.0; # add spam info headers if at, or above that level
$sa_tag2_level_deflt = 6.31; # add 'spam detected' headers at that level
$sa_kill_level_deflt = 6.31; # triggers spam evasive actions
$sa_dsn_cutoff_level = 10; # spam level beyond which a DSN is not sent
[...]
$final_virus_destiny = D_DISCARD; # (data not lost, see virus quarantine)
$final_banned_destiny = D_BOUNCE; # D_REJECT when front-end MTA
$final_spam_destiny = D_BOUNCE;
$final_bad_header_destiny = D_PASS; # False-positive prone (for spam)
[...]

Finally, edit /etc/amavis/conf.d/50-user and add the line $pax='pax'; in the middle:

vi /etc/amavis/conf.d/50-user

use strict;

#
# Place your configuration directives here. They will override those in
# earlier files.
#
# See /usr/share/doc/amavisd-new/ for documentation and examples of
# the directives you can use in this file
#
$pax='pax';

#------------ Do not modify anything below this line -------------
1; # ensure a defined return

Afterwards, run these commands to add the clamav user to the amavis group and to restart amavisd-new and ClamAV:

adduser clamav amavis
/etc/init.d/amavis restart
/etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam restart
/etc/init.d/clamav-daemon restart
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When I attempt to restart using /etc/init.d/amavis restart, I get this error:

Starting amavisd: Error in config file "/etc/amavis/conf.d/15-content_filter_mode": syntax error at /etc/amavis/conf.d/15-content_filter_mode line 27, near "1;" (failed).
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I cannot figure out what the syntax should be since all of the other files within /etc/init.d/conf.d/... have the same ending of "1;".

Any ideas you guys may have would be appreciated.

TiTex · Sep 16, 2013

can you post the content of your 15-content_filter_mode file ?

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