newaliases(8) — Linux manual page
NEWALIASES(8) System Manager's Manual NEWALIASES(8)
NAME
newaliases — rebuild mail aliases
SYNOPSIS
newaliases [-f file]
DESCRIPTION
The newaliases utility makes changes to the mail aliases file
visible to smtpd(8). It should be run every time the aliases(5)
file is changed. The location of the alias file is defined in
smtpd.conf(5), and defaults to /etc/mail/aliases.
The options are as follows:
-f file
Use file as the configuration file, instead of the
default /etc/mail/smtpd.conf.
If using database (db) files, newaliases is equivalent to running
makemap(8) as follows:
# makemap -t aliases /etc/mail/aliases
If using plain text files, newaliases is equivalent to running
smtpctl(8) as follows:
# smtpctl update table aliases
FILES
/etc/mail/aliases List of local user mail aliases.
/etc/mail/virtual List of virtual host aliases.
EXIT STATUS
The newaliases utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error
occurs.
SEE ALSO
smtpd.conf(5), makemap(8), smtpctl(8), smtpd(8)
HISTORY
The newaliases command first appeared in OpenBSD 4.6 as a
replacement for the equivalent command shipped with sendmail.
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