https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/01/msg03725.html
> modified /etc/default/spamassassin thus: > > OPTIONS="--create-prefs --max-children 5 --helper-home-dir -D > -x --virtual-config-dir=/srv/Mail/spamassassin" > > -x turns off the per-user configs, so its stops trying to create > /nonexistent... > > --virtual-config-dir=... does just that, point spamd to the specified > directory for its AWL files and bayes_* files. > > seems to work for me, though that -D sure puts up lots of nice > output > :) >