newaliases

 

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 User Commands                                       newaliases(1)
 
 
 


NAME
      newaliases - rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
 


SYNOPSIS
      newaliases
 


DESCRIPTION
      newaliases rebuilds the random access data base for the mail
      aliases  file  /etc/mail/aliases. It is run automatically by
      sendmail(1M)  (in  the   default   configuration)   whenever
      /etc/mail/aliases is newer than /etc/mail/aliases.pag.
 
      newaliases accepts all the flags that sendmail(1M)  accepts.
      However, most of these flags will have no effect, except for
      the -C option and three of the Processing Options  that  can
      be set from a configuration file with the -o option:
 
      -C /path/to/alt/config/file"
            Use alternate configuration file.
 
      -oAfile
            Specify possible alias file(s).
 
      -oLn  Set the default log level to n. Defaults to 9.
 
      -on   Validate  the  RHS  of  aliases  when  rebuilding  the
            aliases(4) database.
 
      newaliases runs in verbose mode (-v option) automatically.
 
 EXAMPLES
      Example 1: Example of the newaliases command.
 
      To run newaliases  on  an  alias  file  different  from  the
      /etc/mail/aliases default in sendmail(1M):
 
       example% newaliases -oA/path/to/alternate/alias/file"
 
 EXIT STATUS
      newaliases returns an exit status describing  what  it  did.
      The codes are defined in /usr/include/sysexits.h.
 
      EX_OK Successful completion on all addresses.
 
      EX_NOUSER
            User name not recognized.
 
      EX_UNAVAILABLE
            Catchall. Necessary resources were not available.
 
      EX_SYNTAX
            Syntax error in address.
 
 
 
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      EX_SOFTWARE
            Internal software error, including bad arguments.
 
      EX_OSERR
            Temporary operating  system  error,  such  as  "cannot
            fork".
 
      EX_NOHOST
            Host name not recognized.
 
      EX_TEMPFAIL
            Message could not be sent immediately, but was queued.
 


FILES
      /etc/aliases"
            symbolic link to /etc/mail/aliases.
 
      /etc/mail/aliases.pag
 
      /etc/mail/aliases.dir
            ndbm files maintained by newaliases.
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
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     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWnisu                    |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      sendmail(1M), aliases(4), attributes(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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