On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 03:31, Rob Unsworth wrote: > On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, Tommy McNeely wrote: > > > It should be a symlink that is changed by the "switchmail" app... so > > incase you are using postfix then it could be > > > > /etc/aliases -> /etc/postfix/aliases > > > > and if you are using sendmail, it could be > > > > /etc/aliase -> /etc/mail/aliases > > > > .... right? > > Not really. > > The question was " What's the reason for moving /etc/mail/alias to the > /etc directory?? Everything else is in /etc/mail. > > It hasn't been moved *to* the /etc directory, that is where it has always > been. The following is an extract from "man newaliases" > > "Newaliases rebuilds the random access data base for the mail aliases > file /etc/aliases. It must be run each time this file is changed in order > for the change to take effect" > > Regards, > Rob > ooops.. should have qualified my response with... /etc/aliases is the default location (at least in 8.10)... however.. it would be cooler to make a symlink and have it controlled by redhat-switchmail so if we decide to "switch" to postfix, which prefers its alias file to be in /etc/postfix/aliases by default, and some poor app (some email virus scanner I was installing) modified /etc/aliases, it actually goes to the correct file :) $ ls -l aliases lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jan 3 19:27 aliases -> ./mail/aliases In case anyone wonders (or cares), Solaris already links /etc/aliases -> /etc/mail/aliases Tommy > > > > > > On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 03:21, Rob Unsworth wrote: > > > On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Lucas Albers wrote: > > > > > > > I believe compatibility. > > > > > > Every version that I have used since 4.2 had/has /etc/aliases, so unless > > > 7.3 (which I never installed) had /etc/mail/aliases, it hasn't been moved. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Rob > > > > > > > ******************************** > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > What's the reason for moving /etc/mail/alias to the /etc directory?? > > > > > Everything else is in /etc/mail. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > Kevin B > ************************************** > > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
