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

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:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWsndmu                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

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