Aliases.db failure!

halvorls · 12-12-2008, 03:47 PM

Hi!

In the mail log i get follow line:

Dec 12 02:05:01 localhost postfix/smtpd[5830]: warning: database /etc/aliases.db is older than source file /etc/aliases

How can i fix it?

Ideas?

Thanks for help!

repo · 12-12-2008, 03:50 PM

/usr/bin/newaliases

halvorls · 12-12-2008, 03:56 PM

Hi!

Whay do you mean?

repo · 12-12-2008, 04:19 PM

execute the command
/usr/bin/newaliases

halvorls · 12-12-2008, 04:57 PM

Were? In terminal? or?

repo · 12-12-2008, 04:59 PM

open a terminal
become root (su or sudo)
type
/usr/bin/newaliases

WW125599 · 12-17-2008, 12:33 AM

copy the file /etc/aliases to /etc/aliases.db ur alias database

And restart the service
dovecot,sendmail/postfix

....!!!

billymayday · 12-17-2008, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WW125599

copy the file /etc/aliases to /etc/aliases.db ur alias database

And restart the service
dovecot,sendmail/postfix

....!!!

You are joking aren't you? The correct answer has already been given. Please don't offer advice that is blatantly wrong. If you don't know what to do, there's no need to provide a response.

You shouldn't need to restart postfix for an update in aliases to take effect, although you may choose to reload to be certain. And dovecot doesn't use aliases.

By the way, there is an alternative (just for completeness)

#postalias /etc/aliases

will do the same a newaliases