mailscannr-mrtg.conf

[Valuehosted]

Does anyone have mailscanner-mrtg working with a cpanel install? if so - could you post the conf file?

I keep getting the following error every 5 min.. I just don't know what the correct settings should be.

Unable to find a mountpoint for /var/spool. Please set Spool Directory in mailscanner-mrtg.conf to a valid mountpoint Unable to find a mountpoint for /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming. Please set MailScanner Work Directory in mailscanner-mrtg.conf to a valid mountpoint Cannot access log file /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog, No such file or directory
Skipping processing of /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog

--Tone

[nickn]

There's a lot of obvious errors in your mailscanner-mrtg setup.

Paste your mailscanner-mrtg.conf here and I'll edit it and repost

[Valuehosted]

i know its obvious - I just don't knwo what it is actually supposed to be there.

ok - here goes.. i really appreciate your help!

# $Id: mailscanner-mrtg.conf,v 1.20 2004/01/28 21:23:31 kevinspicer Exp $

# ----------------
# GENERAL SETTINGS
# ----------------

# Where to calculate bytes of Mail Transferred from
# Either "MTA" or "MailScanner"
# "MTA" is probably more acurate, and is the only value you can use if
# you don't use MailScanner for virus scanning
# "MailScanner" is probably less acurate and can only be used if you are
# using MailScanner for virus scanning
Calculate MailBytes = MTA

# File which holds state information between runs
#State File = ./state.info # This used for testing
State File = /var/www/html/mailscanner-mrtg/state.info

# WWW Root - the directory for html files
# usually /var/www/html
WWW Root = /var/www/html

# ------------
# MTA SETTINGS
# ------------

# Which MTA you are using, acceptable values are...
# sendmail postfix exim
MTA = sendmail

# MTA Incoming Log: where incoming mail is logged by MTA
#MTA Incoming Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake with sendmail (& postfix?)
#MTA Incoming Log = /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog # Red Hat with exim
#MTA Incoming Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat with sendmail (& postfix?)
MTA Incoming Log = /var/spool/exim_incoming/

# MTA Outgoing Log: where outgoing mail is logged by MTA
#MTA Outgoing Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake with sendmail (& postfix?)
#MTA Outgoing Log = /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog # Red Hat with exim
#MTA Outgoing Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat with sendmail (& postfix?)
MTA Outgoing Log = /var/spool/exim/msglog/

# MTA Reject Log: where rejected mail is logged by MTA (spam)
# NB. This is mainly for exim users. If you don't have a seperate
# reject log you should set this to be the same as MTA Incoming Log
#MTA Reject Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake with sendmail (& postfix?)
MTA Reject Log = /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog # Red Hat with exim
#MTA Reject Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat with sendmail (& postfix?)

# Where the MTA puts mail before MailScanner gets it
#Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/postfix.in/deferred/ # Postfix
Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim_incoming/input/ # Exim
#Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/mqueue.in/ # Sendmail


# --------------------
# MAILSCANNER SETTINGS
# --------------------

# We can restart MailScanner if the number of MailScanner processes
# goes below this number. Change to 0 if you don't want us to restart.
Restart Threshhold = 1

# The script to run to restart MailScanner
Restart MailScanner = /etc/rc.d/init.d/MailScanner restart

# This is where your logged spam and virii goes. You MUST have
# "Log Spam = yes" in your MailScanner.conf file for us to graph spam.
#MailScanner Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake
MailScanner Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat


# Where MailScanner puts your mail after it is scanned
#Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/postfix/incoming/ # Postfix
Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim/input # Exim (?)
#Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/mqueue/ # Sendmail

# The MailScanner work directory, often in tmpfs for those who are worried
# about performance. Usually /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming.
# If this is not set to a mount point the graph will be blank
MailScanner Work Directory = /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming

# The spool directory
# If this is not set to a mount point the graph will be blank
Spool Directory = /var/spool

# The MailScanner quarantine directory
Quarantine Directory = /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine


# -----------------
# EXTERNAL COMMANDS
# -----------------

# If your uptime is not reported correctly on your MRTG graphs then
# put the output of "which uptime" here.
Uptime Command = /usr/bin/uptime


# -------------
# SNMP SETTINGS
# -------------

# Set this to no if you do not want to use snmp - note that this will result
# in several graphs being blank.
# You must use either net-snmp or ucd-snmp, this is auto-detected
Use SNMP = no

# The UDP port that snmp listens on. This is usually port 161.
SNMP port = 161

# The Community string to use (this should be a read-only community)
SNMP Community = public

# where is your snmpwalk command?
Snmpwalk Binary = /usr/bin/snmpwalk

# Which interfaces to monitor (comma separated list)
Interfaces to Monitor = eth0

# --------------
# RATIO SETTINGS
# --------------

# If you want the virus ratio and spam ratio graphs to show the ratios
# so-far-today set the following to yes. Otherwise the ratios will be
# calculated over the previous five minutes only
Ratios are Daily = no

# Some people don't like getting 100% spam or virus on their graphs becuase
# only a few mails have been processed - this is especially true when Ratios
# Are Daily = yes, as there will probably be an initial bump in the middle of
# night when the graphs roll over.
# The following setting allows you to specify a minimum number of mails that
# be received before ratios are recorded.
# NB I don't like this (which is why the default is 0), I'd rather have an
# accurate but ugly graph and understand how to interpret it properly - but if
# folks want it here it is...
Skip Ratios Below = 0

[nickn]

# $Id: mailscanner-mrtg.conf,v 1.20 2004/01/28 21:23:31 kevinspicer Exp $

# ----------------
# GENERAL SETTINGS
# ----------------

# Where to calculate bytes of Mail Transferred from
# Either "MTA" or "MailScanner"
# "MTA" is probably more acurate, and is the only value you can use if
# you don't use MailScanner for virus scanning
# "MailScanner" is probably less acurate and can only be used if you are
# using MailScanner for virus scanning
Calculate MailBytes = MTA

# File which holds state information between runs
#State File = ./state.info # This used for testing
State File = /var/www/html/mailscanner-mrtg/state.info

# WWW Root - the directory for html files
# usually /var/www/html
WWW Root = /var/www/html

# ------------
# MTA SETTINGS
# ------------

# Which MTA you are using, acceptable values are...
# sendmail postfix exim
MTA = sendmail

# MTA Incoming Log: where incoming mail is logged by MTA
#MTA Incoming Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake with sendmail (& postfix?)
#MTA Incoming Log = /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog # Red Hat with exim
#MTA Incoming Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat with sendmail (& postfix?)
MTA Incoming Log = /var/logs/exim_mainlog

# MTA Outgoing Log: where outgoing mail is logged by MTA
#MTA Outgoing Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake with sendmail (& postfix?)
#MTA Outgoing Log = /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog # Red Hat with exim
#MTA Outgoing Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat with sendmail (& postfix?)
MTA Outgoing Log = /var/logs/exim_mainlog

# MTA Reject Log: where rejected mail is logged by MTA (spam)
# NB. This is mainly for exim users. If you don't have a seperate
# reject log you should set this to be the same as MTA Incoming Log
#MTA Reject Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake with sendmail (& postfix?)
MTA Reject Log = /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog # Red Hat with exim
#MTA Reject Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat with sendmail (& postfix?)

# Where the MTA puts mail before MailScanner gets it
#Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/postfix.in/deferred/ # Postfix
Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim_incoming/input/ # Exim
#Incoming Queue Dir = /var/spool/mqueue.in/ # Sendmail


# --------------------
# MAILSCANNER SETTINGS
# --------------------

# We can restart MailScanner if the number of MailScanner processes
# goes below this number. Change to 0 if you don't want us to restart.
Restart Threshhold = 1

# The script to run to restart MailScanner
Restart MailScanner = /etc/rc.d/init.d/MailScanner restart

# This is where your logged spam and virii goes. You MUST have
# "Log Spam = yes" in your MailScanner.conf file for us to graph spam.
#MailScanner Log = /var/log/mail/info # Mandrake
MailScanner Log = /var/log/maillog # Red Hat


# Where MailScanner puts your mail after it is scanned
#Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/postfix/incoming/ # Postfix
Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/exim/input # Exim (?)
#Outgoing Queue Dir = /var/spool/mqueue/ # Sendmail

# The MailScanner work directory, often in tmpfs for those who are worried
# about performance. Usually /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming.
# If this is not set to a mount point the graph will be blank
MailScanner Work Directory = /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming

# The spool directory
# If this is not set to a mount point the graph will be blank
Spool Directory = /var/

# The MailScanner quarantine directory
Quarantine Directory = /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine


# -----------------
# EXTERNAL COMMANDS
# -----------------

# If your uptime is not reported correctly on your MRTG graphs then
# put the output of "which uptime" here.
Uptime Command = /usr/bin/uptime


# -------------
# SNMP SETTINGS
# -------------

# Set this to no if you do not want to use snmp - note that this will result
# in several graphs being blank.
# You must use either net-snmp or ucd-snmp, this is auto-detected
Use SNMP = no

# The UDP port that snmp listens on. This is usually port 161.
SNMP port = 161

# The Community string to use (this should be a read-only community)
SNMP Community = public

# where is your snmpwalk command?
Snmpwalk Binary = /usr/bin/snmpwalk

# Which interfaces to monitor (comma separated list)
Interfaces to Monitor = eth0

# --------------
# RATIO SETTINGS
# --------------

# If you want the virus ratio and spam ratio graphs to show the ratios
# so-far-today set the following to yes. Otherwise the ratios will be
# calculated over the previous five minutes only
Ratios are Daily = no

# Some people don't like getting 100% spam or virus on their graphs becuase
# only a few mails have been processed - this is especially true when Ratios
# Are Daily = yes, as there will probably be an initial bump in the middle of
# night when the graphs roll over.
# The following setting allows you to specify a minimum number of mails that
# be received before ratios are recorded.
# NB I don't like this (which is why the default is 0), I'd rather have an
# accurate but ugly graph and understand how to interpret it properly - but if
# folks want it here it is...
Skip Ratios Below = 0

[nickn]

I fixed three things, however I think there is probably a few more I missed, I don't currently have time to check those though.

Open up your mailscanner conf file in cPanel, compare the locations of the different queues, and logs.

[bking]

In addition to the above, the error for the spool mountpoint is probably because your spool directory does not have its own mount point?
I had the same error, and I dont have a seperate partition for /var/spool
I commented this section out of the /etc/mrtg/mailscanner-mrtg.cfg file.
Ran the script a couple of times and there has been no complaints thus far...