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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 /etc/sympa/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
       /etc/sympa/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.

6.2.70                                             2023-01-26                                SYMPA_NEWALIASES(1)