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hrishy

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Aug 21, 2002, 6:28:31 AM8/21/02
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Hi Ralf

Well i have run

newaliases
postfix reload
postfix flush
mailq

still the same message in the mailq .alias database
unavailable.This happens only for local mails.and i
dont see any mails for the users in
/var/mail/usernames

regards
Hrishy

--- Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hil...@charite.de>
wrote: > On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 11:14:37AM +0100,
hrishy
> wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > I have number of users on my soalris
> system.however
> > local users dont get mail.when i check the mailq i
> > have a message saying
> >
> > ha...@sun.fun.com
> >
> > (alias database unavailable)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> run newaliases
>
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hrishy

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Aug 21, 2002, 6:39:19 AM8/21/02
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Hi ralf

first of all thank you very much for your quick help
;-D

i am enclosing the output of the following command

postconf | grep alias
alias_database = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases
alias_maps = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases, nis:mail.aliases
allow_mail_to_commands = alias,forward
allow_mail_to_files = alias,forward
expand_owner_alias = no
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases

what do i infer from that ?

regards
Hrishy

--- Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hil...@charite.de>
wrote: > On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 11:26:12AM +0100,
hrishy


> wrote:
>
> > newaliases
> > postfix reload
> > postfix flush
> > mailq
> >
> > still the same message in the mailq .alias
> database
> > unavailable.This happens only for local mails.and
> i
> > dont see any mails for the users in
> > /var/mail/usernames
>

> postconf | grep alias


>
> --
> Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V A)
> Ralf.Hil...@charite.de
> Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum Tel.
> +49 (0)30-450 570-155
> Referat V A - Kommunikationsnetze - Fax.
> +49 (0)30-450 570-916

> cc:Mail SMTPLINK: A 5 year old child left in charge
> of a large sorting
> office. Can't reach over the counter properly, can't
> handle more than
> one letter at once and has to go looking for a
> grownup whenever it
> wants to deliver to mail to other towns. Often opens
> parcels to look
> for shiny things inside then just delivers the
> wrapping paper onwards.

Ralf Hildebrandt

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Aug 21, 2002, 6:56:16 AM8/21/02
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On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 11:36:59AM +0100, hrishy wrote:
> Hi ralf
>
> first of all thank you very much for your quick help
> ;-D
>
> i am enclosing the output of the following command
>
> postconf | grep alias
> alias_database = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases
> alias_maps = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases, nis:mail.aliases

Make sure that /etc/mail/aliases exists.

touch /etc/mail/aliases
newaliases

should do the trick.

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hrishy

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Aug 21, 2002, 7:15:07 AM8/21/02
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Hi ralf

Did that.No change still the same message.
alias database unavailable

regards
Hrishy

--- Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hil...@charite.de>
wrote: > On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 11:36:59AM +0100,

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Aug 21, 2002, 7:30:34 AM8/21/02
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On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 12:12:48PM +0100, hrishy wrote:
> Hi ralf
>
> Did that.No change still the same message.
> alias database unavailable

Please show some logs.

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