NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLES | EXIT STATUS | FILES | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO
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:
Use alternate configuration file.
Specify possible alias file(s).
Set the default log level to n. Defaults to 9.
Validate the RHS of aliases when rebuilding the aliases(4) database.
newaliases runs in verbose mode (-v option) automatically.
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 |
newaliases returns an exit status describing what it did. The codes are defined in /usr/include/sysexits.h.
Successful completion on all addresses.
User name not recognized.
Catchall. Necessary resources were not available.
Syntax error in address.
Internal software error, including bad arguments.
Temporary operating system error, such as "cannot fork".
Host name not recognized.
Message could not be sent immediately, but was queued.
symbolic link to /etc/mail/aliases.
ndbm files maintained by newaliases.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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Availability | SUNWnisu |
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