System Administration Commands                     newaliases(1M)



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.


     newaliases accepts all the flags that sendmail(1M)  accepts.
     However,  most of these flags 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 files.


     -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 Running the newaliases Command


     The following command runs newaliases on an alias file  dif-
     ferent from the /etc/mail/aliases default in sendmail(1M):


        example% newaliases -oA/path/to/alternate/alias/file





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EXIT STATUS
     newaliases returns an exit status describing  what  it  did.
     The codes are defined in /usr/include/sysexits.h.

     EXOK             Successful completion on all addresses.


     EXNOUSER         User name not recognized.


     EXUNAVAILABLE    Catchall.  Necessary  resources  were  not
                       available.


     EXSYNTAX         Syntax error in address.


     EXSOFTWARE       Internal  software  error,  including  bad
                       arguments.


     EXOSER          Temporary operating system error, such  as
                       "cannot fork".


     EXNOHOST         Host name not recognized.


     EXTEMPFAIL       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


     /etc/mail/aliases.db     Berkeley DataBase  file  maintained
                              by newaliases


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:






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           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWsndmu                   
    


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














































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