Example-Adding Aliases to the NIS+ mail_aliases Table From the Command Line

To add two or three aliases to the table, follow these instructions.

1. Compile a list of each of your mail clients, the locations of their mailboxes, and the names of the mail server systems.

2. Either be a member of the NIS+ group that owns the table, or become root on the mail server, or assume an equivalent role.

   For information about roles, refer to "Using Privileged Applications" in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

3. (Optional) If necessary, initiate an NIS+ table.

   If you are creating a completely new NIS+ mail_aliases table, you must first initiate the table. To complete this task, refer to "Example-Initiating an NIS+ mail_aliases Table".

4. Add aliases to the table.

   See this example of a typical entry.

   # aliasadm -a iggy iggy.ignatz@saturn "Iggy Ignatz"

   The following list describes the input from the preceding example.

   -a	The option for adding an alias
   iggy	The short form of the alias name
   iggy.ignatz@saturn	The expanded alias name
   "Iggy Ignatz"	The name for the alias in quotation marks

5. Display the entry you created and ensure that it is correct.

   # aliasadm -m alias

   alias

   The entry that you created

For more information, refer to the aliasadm(1M) man page.