I use the command: makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access
to generate the access.db file. This might work for aliases as well. -- Paul McHale Work: 937-253-7610 Double E Solutions Mobile: 937-371-2828 4912 Effingham Fax: 413-215-3232 Dayton, Ohio 45431 -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:56 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: sendmail/aliases.db error > > > > Hey, everytime I try run sendmail, I get this error -> > > May 17 15:39:22 skynet sendmail[8272]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): > Cannot open hash database /etc/aliases.db: Invalid argument > > > If tried removing aliases.db, aliases, putting in new ones, simpler ones, > leaving them blank. I tried running makedb, tried newalaises, always get > the same error -- > > newaliases gives this error > Cannot open hash database /etc/aliases.db: Invalid argument > WARNING: cannot open alias database /etc/aliases > Cannot create database for alias file /etc/aliases > > > please help > -gary > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
