How to Create a Keyed Map File

To create a keyed map file, follow these instructions.

1. Become an administrator.

   For more information, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.2 .

2. Create an input file.

   Entries can have the following syntax.

   old-name@newdomain.com   new-name@newdomain.com
   old-name@olddomain.com    error:nouser No such user here
   @olddomain.com          %1@newdomain.com

   old_name@newdomain.com

   Use the user name that was previously assigned with the domain that is newly assigned.

   new_name@newdomain.com

   Use the address that is newly assigned.

   old_name@olddomain.com

   Use the user name that was previously assigned with the domain that was previously assigned.

   olddomain.com

   Use the domain that was previously assigned.

   newdomain.com

   Use the domain that is newly assigned.

   The first entry redirects mail to a new alias. The next entry creates a message when an incorrect alias is used. The last entry redirects all incoming mail from olddomain to newdomain.

3. Create the database file.

   # /usr/sbin/makemap maptype newmap < newmap

   maptype

   Select a database type, such as dbm, btree, or hash.

   newmap

   Use the name of the input file and the first part of the name of the database file. If the dbm database type is selected, then the database files are created by using a .pag and a .dir suffix. For the other two database types, the file name is followed by .db.