Re: [lock_method] issues with SA (3.1.0-pre2-r192980) --lint tests on OSX 10.4.1

[OpenMacNews <Op...@speakeasy.net>]

hi,

i've been trying to track down the reason(s) that /var/root/.spamassassin keeps 
getting created by 'spamassassin --lint ...'.

it seems that it's related to, and varies with, the SA lock_method defined ...

if, in local.cf:

	lock_method nfssafe # this is the default

then, after:

   rm -rf /var/root/.spamassassin

   spamassassin --lint \
   --debug \
   --siteconfigpath=/var/Data/SpamAssassin \
   --configpath=/var/Settings/SpamAssassin \
   --prefs-file=local.cf \
   --nocreate-prefs

grep "locker:" on the output -->

	[2824] dbg: locker: safe_lock: created 
/var/Settings/SpamAssassin/.spamassassin/bayes.lock.devbox.internal.testdomain.com.2824
	[2824] dbg: locker: safe_lock: created 
/var/Settings/SpamAssassin/.spamassassin/bayes.lock.devbox.internal.testdomain.com.2824
	[2824] dbg: locker: safe_lock: created 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist.lock.devbox.internal.testdomain.com.2824
	[2824] dbg: locker: safe_lock: trying to get lock on 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist with 0 retries
	[2824] dbg: locker: safe_lock: link to 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist.lock: link ok
	[2824] dbg: locker: safe_unlock: unlink 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist.lock

and,

ls -al /var/root/.spamassassin
	total 12
	drwx------    3 root     wheel         102 Jun 27 15:57 .
	drwxr-x---   25 root     wheel         850 Jun 27 15:56 ..
	-rw-------    1 root     wheel       12288 Jun 27 15:57 auto-whitelist


whereas if, in local.cf:

	lock_method flock

the same

	spamassassin --lint ...

results in:

	[2838] dbg: locker: safe_lock: created 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist.mutex
	[2838] dbg: locker: safe_lock: trying to get lock on 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist with 30 timeout
	[2838] dbg: locker: safe_lock: link to 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist.mutex: link ok
	[2838] dbg: locker: safe_unlock: unlocked 
/var/root/.spamassassin/auto-whitelist.mutex


ls -al /var/root/.spamassassin
	total 16
	drwx------    4 root     wheel         136 Jun 27 16:02 .
	drwxr-x---   25 root     wheel         850 Jun 27 16:01 ..
	-rw-------    1 root     wheel       12288 Jun 27 16:02 auto-whitelist
	-rw-------    1 root     wheel           5 Jun 27 16:02 auto-whitelist.mutex

in the first case, locks are created where, i presume, they _should_ be -- in 
my defined (siteconfigpath)/.spamassassin, as WELL as in /var/root/...

in the latter case, ONLY in /var/root/...


is this correct behavior? why is anything being created in /var/root? and why 
is it different for the two locking methods?


richard