Knowledge ID 1968
Product : Ensim Pro for Linux
Version : 4.0.3
Topic : Hotfix

Summary
Spamassassin v 3.0.x Upgrade (and fix for Maillog errors after spamassassin upgrade)

Prevention


Details

This KB article enables you to upgrade SpamAssassin to version 3.0.x on Ensim Pro for Linux 4.0.3 servers running any of the following operating systems:

  • Fedora Core 1 (FC1)
  • Fedora Core 2 (FC2)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3 (RHEL 3)
    For information on SpamAssassin, please visit the Web site http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin.

Product: Ensim Pro and Basic for Linux
Platform: SSH (Small Scale Hosting) only
Version:4.0.3 (Fedora Core 1, Fedora Core 2 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux                  
Date: April 08, 2005
Patch Description: This is a hotfix for a upgrading to SpamAssassin 3.0.x.
Please note that those running up2date (on RHEL) and yum update (Fedora) should include SpamAssassin package in their skip list.

Download:

Download rpms and scripts from ftp://ftp.ensim.com/outgoing/kb/4.0.3/spamassassin/ and

download appropriate spamassassin rpm designed for your OS from  http://dag.wieers.com/packages/spamassassin/

e.g. for FC1 :  http://dag.wieers.com/packages/spamassassin/spamassassin-3.0.4-1.1.fc1.rf.i386.rpm

Installation Instructions:

Customers who are upgrading to SA v3.0.x for the first time start from step 1 to 9.


1. Update the SpamAssassin database.
    python spam_preupgrade_to_302.py

2. Stop the SpamAssassin service.
    service spamassassin stop

3. Download the Ensim Pro for Linux RPMs to a temporary directory,
    for example, /root/spamupgrade_30x


4. Change to the directory created in step 3.
    cd /root/spamupgrade_30x

5. Upgrade the Ensim Pro for Linux RPMs.
   rpm -Uvh *.rpm 
   Note: Do not upgrade the "perl-Net-DNS" rpm if the Ensim Pro for Linux server is running FC2. 


6. Restart the SpamAssassin service.
   service spamassassin restart


7. Run the Ensim Pro for Linux server through the maintenance mode.  
       set_pre_maintenance
       set_maintenance
       set_post_maintenance


8. Restart the Ensim Pro for Linux server.
   service webppliance restart


9. Synchronize the database with SpamAssassin 3.0.x.
        python spam_postupgrade_to_302.py

If you have Upgraded SpamAssassin using the above hotfix, you can check with the following Knowledge Base article for further issues:
http://onlinesupport.ensim.com/TWKB/ViewCase.asp?KnowledgeID=2008

 



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