How to Add the postmaster Mailbox to the Aliases in the /etc/mail/aliases File

If you are adding a postmaster mailbox to the aliases in the /etc/mail/aliases file, follow these instructions.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services. To configure a role with the Primary Administrator profile, see Chapter 2, Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

2. Add an alias for root. Use the mail address of the person who is designated as the postmaster.

   # cat /etc/mail/aliases .. root: user@host.domain.com

   user@host.domain.com

   Use the assigned address of the person who is designated as postmaster.

3. On the postmaster's local system, create an entry in the /etc/mail/aliases file that defines the name of the alias. sysadmin is an example. Also, include the path to the local mailbox.

   # cat /etc/mail/aliases .. sysadmin: /usr/somewhere/somefile

   sysadmin

   Create a name for a new alias.

   /usr/somewhere/somefile

   Use the path to the local mailbox.

4. Rebuild the alias database.

   # newaliases