Very Computer

Hello,

i have a problem with one host.  The aliases
are not build correctly.  That means, entering
newaliases prints:

        dbm map "Alias0": unsafe map file /etc/mail/aliases: Permission denied
        WARNING: cannot open alias database /etc/mail/aliases
        Cannot create database for alias file /etc/mail/aliases: No such device

What does this mean?  The directory and the files
have the correct permissions, owners and groups.
Stopping and starting sendmail just prints (in /var/log/syslog):

        sendmail[5318]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): dbm map "Alias0": unsafe map
file /etc/mail/aliases
        sendmail[5315]: unable to write /etc/mail/sendmail.pid

What is an unsafe file?  Where is the error?

Thanks for any help, N. Grundmann

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-- John

:> i have a problem with one host.  The aliases are not build correctly.
:> That means, entering newaliases prints:
:>
:>   dbm map "Alias0": unsafe map file /etc/mail/aliases: Permission denied
:>   WARNING: cannot open alias database /etc/mail/aliases
:>   Cannot create database for alias file /etc/mail/aliases: No such device
:>
:> What does this mean?  The directory and the files
:> have the correct permissions, owners and groups.

the correct answer should be that sendmail is unable to create dbm from text
file. touch /etc/mail/aliases.dir /etc/mail/aliases.pag and enter
newaliases command.

toomas soome
tartu university, estonia
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