(spawn.c:129): error setting uid to 0

[dino99]

Got that error while upgrading on QQ i386:

Setting up spamassassin (3.3.2-4ubuntu2) ...
(spawn.c:129): error setting uid to 0
SpamAssassin Mail Filter Daemon: disabled, see /etc/default/spamassassin
Setting up spamc (3.3.2-4ubuntu2) ...

but there is nothing about mail filter daemon into /etc/default/spamassassin, the active entries are:
- # Change to one to enable spamd
ENABLED=0
- OPTIONS="--create-prefs --max-children 5 --helper-home-dir"
- PIDFILE="/var/run/spamd.pid"
- CRON=0

Its the genuine config, but will now set CRON=1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: spamassassin 3.3.2-4ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 3.6.1-030601-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 10 10:19:37 2012
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: spamassassin
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for reporting this bug. I can't reproduce it with default settings.

Can you show the results of 'sudo service spamassassin stop; sudo service spamassassin start' ?

Can you attach the file /var/log/apt/term.log?

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Also, do you have a custom pam-mount configuration? The spawn.c error message appears most likely to come from pam.

[dino99 (9d9)]

oem@dub:~$ sudo service spamassassin stop
Stopping SpamAssassin Mail Filter Daemon: No /usr/bin/perl found running; none killed.
spamd.

oem@dub:~$ sudo service spamassassin start
Starting SpamAssassin Mail Filter Daemon: spamd.

term.log:
Preparing to replace spamassassin 3.3.2-4ubuntu1 (using .../spamassassin_3.3.2-4ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
SpamAssassin Mail Filter Daemon: disabled, see /etc/default/spamassassin
Unpacking replacement spamassassin ...
Preparing to replace spamc 3.3.2-4ubuntu1 (using .../spamc_3.3.2-4ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement spamc ...
Preparing to replace unity-greeter 12.10.4-0ubuntu4 (using .../unity-greeter_12.10.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement unity-greeter ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-bin ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for cups ...
Updating PPD files for openprinting-ppds ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up update-notifier-common (0.126) ...
flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_11.2.202.243.orig.tar.gz
Installing from local file /tmp/tmpylBwE9.gz
Flash Plugin installed.
Setting up update-notifier (0.126) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/xdg/autostart/update-notifier.desktop ...
Setting up checkbox (0.14.9) ...
Setting up checkbox-gtk (0.14.9) ...
Setting up checkbox-qt (0.14.9) ...
Setting up gnome-shell-common (3.6.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnome-shell (3.6.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up indicator-datetime (12.10.2-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libapparmor1 (2.8.0-0ubuntu5) ...
Setting up libapparmor-perl (2.8.0-0ubuntu5) ...
Setting up openprinting-ppds (20120823-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up spamassassin (3.3.2-4ubuntu2) ...
(spawn.c:129): error setting uid to 0
SpamAssassin Mail Filter Daemon: disabled, see /etc/default/spamassassin
Setting up spamc (3.3.2-4ubuntu2) ...
Setting up unity-greeter (12.10.4-0ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

Have copying above what concern spamassassin (as term.log is a big history file, and there is nothing special inside except what is above) and about pam-mount, the latest update was in May 2012, and i've never payed much attention to pam, so its the genuine config here. (single desktop)

[dino99 (9d9)]

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