newaliases

Rebuild the database for the mail aliases file

Syntax:

newaliases

Options:

None.

Description:

The newaliases utility rebuilds the random access database for the mail aliases file (/etc/aliases). The utility must be run each time this file is changed in order for the change to take effect.

Note that newaliases is identical to the command:

sendmail -bi

Files:

/etc/aliases

The mail aliases file.

Errors:

0

Success

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An error occurred.

See also:

sendmail

/etc/aliases file

Sendmail by Bryan Costales,
O'Reilly & Associates
(ISBN 1-56592-056-2)