[comp.mail.elm] newalias for system aliases not working

david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp) (04/18/89)

I am running elm 2.2 PL0.  I have not been able to figure out how to
install the system alias file.  I have done it before with 2.1 PL1 with
no problem, but 2.2 says:  

     Updating your personal alias file...
     Couldn't open //.elm/aliases.text for input!

I do not want to update the root personal alias file, I want to update
the system alias file.  newalias 2.1 did this by default.  How can I do
this?  -David-

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rob@PacBell.COM (Rob Bernardo) (04/19/89)

In article <445@wubios.wustl.edu> david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp) writes:
+I am running elm 2.2 PL0.  I have not been able to figure out how to
+install the system alias file.

Use the -g flag on the command line. At least that's what the manual says.
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