amavis.service failed to start after upgrade from SLES 11 SP4 to SLES 15

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 15 SP2
​​​​​SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 11 SP4

Situation

During system boot there is a error message
Amavisd-new Virus Scanner interface failed
When checking for failed services with command
systemctl -list-units --failed
there is the amavis.service listed as failed.

Resolution

run once command
sa-update
afterward the service can be started again.

Cause

The version jump for amavis is to big between SLES 11 and SLES 15, so once a manual trigger is needed.

Disclaimer

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  • Document ID:000019709
  • Creation Date: 25-Sep-2020
  • Modified Date:28-Sep-2020
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

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