To update the spamassassin rules regularily on your ISPConfig 3 server, add the following line to the root crontab by running:
crontab -e
then insert the following line:
23 4 */2 * * /usr/bin/sa-update --no-gpg &> /dev/null
and save the file. The path to the sa-update script is /usr/bin/sa-update on Ubuntu and Debian Linux, if you use a different linux distrubution, run the command:
which sa-update
to find the location of the sa-update script and adjust the path in the crontab line above so that it matches the path on your system.
Keep the spamassassin filter rules up to date in ISPConfig 3
for debian, the correct command is:
/usr/bin/sa-update –no-gpg &> /dev/null
(notice the two ‘-‘
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By default, I have a spamassassin entry in the /etc/cron.daily folder. Looking at the script, it appears to run sa-update.
I have a Debian Lenny server with ISPConfig3 installed. Does this FAQ provide additional functionality beyond what I already have in the cron.daily folder?
Looking at the script…
if [ “$CRON” = “0” ] ; then
exit 0
fi
be sure to set CRON=1 at the beginning of the script
For CENTOS6 :
/usr/bin/sa-update –nogpg
have a nice day.
for debian 8:
/usr/bin/sa-update –nogpg
(nogpg in one word)
have a nice day…