newaliases - Generating index files (alias format)

The newaliases program generates the associated index files for all files named in the configuration parameter alias_database. The alias_database parameter is defined in the configuration file main.cf.

The newaliases program is supported for reasons of compatibility with the Sendmail mail server.

Example

The alias_database parameter is. for example, set as follows in the configuration file main.cf:

alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases

In this case you generate the index file /etc/postfix/aliases.db through the program call newaliases.