NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     newaliases	- rebuild the data base	for the	mail aliases file

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     newaliases

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Newaliases	rebuilds the random access data	base for the mail aliases file
     /etc/aliases. It must be run each time this file is changed in order for
     the change	to take	effect.

     Newaliases	is identical to	``sendmail -bi''.

     The newaliases utility exits 0 on success,	and >0 if an error occurs.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /etc/aliases  The mail aliases file

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     aliases(5),  sendmail(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The newaliases command appeared in	4.0BSD.

4th Berkeley Distribution	 May 19, 1998				     1


4th Berkeley Distribution	 May 19, 1998				     1