dcc@world.std.com (Dave C Curado) (09/18/90)
Hello there,
I think I've got a question with an easy answer...but I can't find it.
When I boot up our SysV machine (Wyse 386) (Version 3.2) I get an error
message:
could not open database: /usr/lib/aliases
I'm pretty sure that's the error, but the machine is at work and now
I'm home...so... The file *does* exist, and is readable. Does anyone
know what's going on here? Thanks ...Dave C.
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In article <1990Sep18.035134.20683@world.std.com> dcc@world.std.com (Dave C Curado) writes: >When I boot up our SysV machine (Wyse 386) (Version 3.2) I get an error >message: > could not open database: /usr/lib/aliases > >I'm pretty sure that's the error, but the machine is at work and now >I'm home...so... The file *does* exist, and is readable. Does anyone >know what's going on here? Thanks ...Dave C. Perhaps you have /usr or /usr/lib as a separate file system that is not yet mounted when that program is being run? -- Conor P. Cahill (703)430-9247 Virtual Technologies, Inc., uunet!virtech!cpcahil 46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 160 Sterling, VA 22170
jackv@turnkey.tcc.com (Jack F. Vogel) (09/18/90)
In article <1990Sep18.035134.20683@world.std.com> dcc@world.std.com (Dave C Curado) writes: >When I boot up our SysV machine (Wyse 386) (Version 3.2) I get an error >message: > could not open database: /usr/lib/aliases > >..... The file *does* exist, and is readable. This message is being issued by sendmail, it is a little misleading. When it says "database" what sendmail actually means is the dbm data files generated from /usr/lib/aliases. You apparently have not created these, thus the error. In order to create aliases.dir and aliases.pag issue the command: /usr/lib/sendmail -bi That should eliminate the error message. Cheers! -- Jack F. Vogel jackv@locus.com AIX370 Technical Support - or - Locus Computing Corp. jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM