Running newaliases for 'mailalias'

[Darryl Ross]

Hi All,

Should puppet automatically run the newaliases system command on Linux after
adding an alias using the 'mailalias' type? None of my CentOS 5 systems or
Ubuntu 8.10a5 laptop have done this.

I'm having a read through the source, but I'm a python person, not a ruby
programmer, so it's taking me a while.

If puppet does not automatically run newaliases, is there something I can set
up an Exec to Subscribe to?

Regards
Darryl

[AJ]

Mailalias { notify => Exec['newaliases']} in your highest available
scope will set the defaults for mailalias

[Darryl Ross]

AJ wrote:
> Mailalias { notify => Exec['newaliases']} in your highest available
> scope will set the defaults for mailalias

Worked a treat, thanks.

[Jeroen van Meeuwen (GMail)]

Darryl Ross wrote:
> AJ wrote:
>> Mailalias { notify => Exec['newaliases']} in your highest available
>> scope will set the defaults for mailalias
>
> Worked a treat, thanks.
>

In addition, you could make the Exec["newaliases"] say:

exec { "newaliases":
cmd => "/path/to/newaliases",
refreshonly => true
}

so that it is only executed if there really is a change in mail alias
resources managed by puppet.

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip