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SYMPA_NEWALIASES(1)		 sympa 6.2.76		   SYMPA_NEWALIASES(1)

NAME
       sympa_newaliases, sympa_newaliases.pl - Alias database maintenance

SYNOPSIS
	 sympa_newaliases.pl --domain=dom.ain

DESCRIPTION
       sympa_newaliases.pl is a	program	to maintain alias database.

       It is typically invoked from Sympa::Aliases::Template module via
       sympa_newaliases-wrapper, then updates alias database.

OPTIONS
       sympa_newaliases.pl may run with	following options.

       "--domain="domain
	   Name	of virtual robot on which aliases will be updated.

       "-h", "--help"
	   Print this help message.

CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
       Following	 site	     configuration	  parameters	    in
       /usr/local/etc/sympa/sympa.conf	will  be  referred.    They   may   be
       overridden by robot.conf	of each	virtual	robot.

       sendmail_aliases
	   Source text of alias	database.

	   Default value is $SENDMAIL_ALIASES.

       aliases_program
	   System command to update alias database.  Possible values are:

	   "makemap"
	       Sendmail	makemap	utility.

	   "newaliases"
	       newaliases(1) or	compatible utility.

	   "postalias"
	       Postfix postalias(1) utility.

	   "postmap"
	       Postfix postmap(1) utility.

	   Full	path
	       Full  path  to  executable file.	 File will be invoked with the
	       value of	"sendmail_aliases" as an argument.

	   Default value is "newaliases".

       aliases_db_type
	   Type	 of  alias  database.	This  is  meaningful  when  value   of
	   "aliases_program" parameter is "makemap", "postalias" or "postmap".

	   Possible  values  will  be  vary  by	system commands.  For example,
	   "postalias" and "postmap" can support any of	"btree", "cdb",	"dbm",
	   "hash" and "sdbm".

	   Default value is "hash".

RETURN VALUE
       Returns with exit code 0.  If invoked system  command  failed,  returns
       with its	exit code.  On other failures, returns with 1.

FILES
       /usr/local/etc/sympa/sympa.conf
	   Sympa site configuration.

       $LIBEXECDIR/sympa_newaliases-wrapper
	   Set UID wrapper for sympa_newaliases.pl.

HISTORY
       sympa_newaliases.pl appeared on Sympa 6.1.18.  It was initially written
       by IKEDA	Soji <ikeda@conversion.co.jp>.

SEE ALSO
       Sympa::Aliases::Template.

6.2.76				  2025-04-17		   SYMPA_NEWALIASES(1)

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