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I'm replacing my Ubuntu 22.04 mail server with a new 24.04 one. I've gone through the entire setup with no issues until . . . I install SpamAssassin but it won't start. More specifically, It can't find the startup file. I've scoured the inter-webs but haven't found anything useful. Has anyone seen anything like this or better yet know how to resolve?

I found one other person with the exact question I have but no replies so far.

When I try to start the new installation (Ubuntu 24.04):

xxxx@xxxxxxx:/etc# systemctl start spamassassin
Failed to start spamassassin.service: Unit spamassassin.service not found.

What I see on my existing Ubuntu 22.04:

xxxx@xxxxxxx:~$ systemctl status spamassassin
● spamassassin.service - Perl-based spam filter using text analysis
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/spamassassin.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-11-13 04:01:34 UTC; 1 week 0 days ago
     . . .
Bill
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In Ubuntu 24.04 the actual package that contains the spamassassin is called spamd.

$ apt show spamd
Package: spamd
Version: 4.0.0-8ubuntu5
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Source: spamassassin
Origin: Ubuntu
Depends: spamassassin (= 4.0.0-8ubuntu5), systemd | rsyslog | system-log-daemon
Breaks: spamassassin (<< 4.0.0~0.0svn1883440-2)
Replaces: spamassassin (<< 4.0.0~0.0svn1883440-2)
Homepage: https://www.spamassassin.org/

So the command to start it is systemctl start spamd.

Gerald Schneider
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(updated to reflect the name change highlighted by Gerald Schneider)

It can't find the startup file

You can list the files in the package with dpkg -L spamd.

It is possible that this contains a systemd service unit or sysV init script which is on the filesystem, but systemd hasn't found it yet - systemctl daemon-reload will fix this.

But you already have a working system which is telling you where the unit file is - did you check?

symcbean
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