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Name

newaliases - rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file

Synopsis

newaliases

Availability

SUNWnisu

Description

newaliases rebuilds the random access data base for the mail aliases file /etc/aliases. It is run automatically by sendmail(1M) (in the default configuration) whenever /etc/mail/aliases is newer than /etc/mail/aliases.pag

Files

/etc/aliases
symbolic link to /etc/mail/aliases.
/etc/mail/aliases.pag
/etc/mail/aliases.dir
ndbm files maintained by newaliases.

See Also

sendmail(1M) , aliases(4)


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