Bug 24003 – newaliases fails with /etc/aliases file not found

Bug 24003 - newaliases fails with /etc/aliases file not found

Summary:	newaliases fails with /etc/aliases file not found

Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 23900

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	sendmail (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.1
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Florian La Roche
QA Contact:	David Lawrence
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Whiteboard:	Florence Beta-3
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Reported:	2001-01-14 16:38 EST by Henri Schlereth
Modified:	2007-04-18 12:30 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2001-01-15 16:46:38 EST
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Description Henri Schlereth 2001-01-14 16:38:50 EST

mailq message 'alias database not available root' (logwatch messages)
newaliases bitches that /etc/aliases file doesnt exist. File exists. Reverted to previous sendmail.cf, restarted 
and newaliases works. This was on an upgrade RH7.0 --> beta2.

Comment 1 Henri Schlereth 2001-01-15 05:55:36 EST

The beta2 sendmail.cf has
AliasFile = '/etc/aliases' which causes sendmail to barf
The RH7.0 sendmail.cf has:
AliasFile = /etc/aliases which works. The no tick marks wins.

Comment 2 Glen Foster 2001-01-15 16:46:35 EST

This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Florence Beta-3

Comment 3 Henri Schlereth 2001-01-17 14:40:21 EST

This is all related to the tick marks in the sendmail.cf file on the aliases file.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 23900 ***

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