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 NEWALIASES 8 "Sep 14, 2001"
 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(8) 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(5)
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 different from the
/etc/mail/aliases default in sendmail(8):

 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.


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


 SEE ALSO

 aliases (5),  attributes (7),  sendmail (8)