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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.

     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.


     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


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


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






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     _____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |        ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|______________________________|
    | Availability                | service/network/smtp/sendmail|
    |_____________________________|______________________________|


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














































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