PSAD failing to detect EMAIL_ADDRESSES item in config

[Rex L]

Description: Ubuntu 17.04
Release: 17.04
psad:
  Installed: 2.4.3-1
  Candidate: 2.4.3-1
  Version table:
 *** 2.4.3-1 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Initially noticed that psad service failed to start on boot; investigating further systemd service failed because:

"[*] The config file "/etc/psad/psad.conf" does not contain the variable: "EMAIL_ADDRESSES". Exiting! at /usr/sbin/psad line 10873"

However, line 2 of the configuration named contains the following:

"EMAIL_ADDRESSES <valid email address removed for security reasons>"

This is new behaviour noticed at some point after upgrade from 16.10 to 17.04, as both psad and it's configuration were in place and operational prior to this.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: psad 2.4.3-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
 psad:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 10 11:42:31 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-03 (371 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: psad
Title: package psad 2.4.3-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.psad.psad.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.psad.psad.conf: 2017-05-10T11:28:02.932055

[Ludovic LACOSTE (lle)]

Can you check if you still have the semi-colon at the end of the line ?