Re: [exim] "python traceback" warning from pyzor on every S…

Hi

Firstly - you might need to ask this on a SA list rather than here,
however...

On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 13:09 -0700, Phillip Carroll wrote:
> Notice the "internal error" line for pyzor. I can't figure out how to get rid of this issue.

OK...

> and:
> "run the following test:
> # spamassassin -D pyzor -t < some.msg
>
> When the debug test is run from the console, no problem appears.
> ===============snip=============================
> Jul 26 12:45:22.275 [1139] dbg: pyzor: network tests on, attempting Pyzor
> Jul 26 12:45:24.790 [1139] dbg: pyzor: pyzor is available: /usr/bin/pyzor
> Jul 26 12:45:24.791 [1139] dbg: pyzor: opening pipe: /usr/bin/pyzor check < /tmp
> /.spamassassin1139jQFf0Etmp
> Jul 26 12:45:25.001 [1139] dbg: pyzor: [1140] finished successfully
> Jul 26 12:45:25.001 [1139] dbg: pyzor: got response: public.pyzor.org:24441 (200
> , 'OK') 191 0
> Jul 26 12:45:25.002 [1139] dbg: pyzor: listed: COUNT=191/5 WHITELIST=0
> ===============snip=============================

Your debug test is running as root. Exim, and SpamAssassin, almost
certainly are not. That's the first clue.

> Two questions:
> (1) Does the warning mean pyzor is not doing anything for me?

Almost certainly.

> (2) How do I find out what is causing this error, since it obviously works under debug.

Try running it as the Exim or spamd user and see what happens. I would
surmise that something in the Pyzor config is only readable by root, or
it has some state file (I know little about how it works) which is only
writeable by root.

You may find more detail (like the traceback itself) in your SA logs -
most likely in /var/log/maillog.

Graeme