aliases

[ytakbob]

getting following when typing in newaliases on AIX 5.2
Help ?

WARNING: Group writable directory /
WARNING: Group writable directory /
hash map "Alias0": missing map file /etc/mail/aliases.db: Group writable directory
dbm map "Alias0": missing map file /etc/mail/aliases: A file or directory in the path n
ame does not exist.
WARNING: cannot open alias database /etc/mail/aliases
Cannot create database for alias file /etc/mail/aliases: A system call received a param
eter that is not valid.

Bob Schmid
bob_schmid@hmis.org
330-746-1010 ext. 1347

 

[KenCunningham]

Bob,

perhaps:

http://codewalkers.com/archives/general_admin/193.html

might help, particularly the entry:

makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access

Let us know. I'm no sendmail expert so others might well be able to fill in more detail. Cheers.

 

[ytakbob]

It was an ownership issue of root /

Bob

Bob Schmid
bob_schmid@hmis.org
330-746-1010 ext. 1347