[Dovecot] [Fwd: Re: missing /etc/aliases file]

[Kartagis]

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> Subject:     Re: missing /etc/aliases file
> Date:     Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:42:46 +0200
> From:     Kartagis <kartagis at kunduz.org>
> To:     Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net>
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> Keith Roberts wrote:
>> Hi all. I've been getting the following errors on FC6 when trying to 
>> start postfix:
>>
>> The following error occured after a clean installation of postfix and 
>> fetchmail.
>>
>> part contents of /var/log/maillog:
>>
>> Dec 22 07:08:16 fedora-laptop postfix/postalias[3132]: fatal: open 
>> /etc/aliases: No such file or directory
>>
>> Dec 22 07:08:18 fedora-laptop postfix/postfix-script: starting the 
>> Postfix mail system
>>
>> Dec 22 07:08:18 fedora-laptop postfix/master[3178]: daemon started -- 
>> version 2.3.3, configuration /etc/postfix
>>
>> Dec 22 07:09:43 fedora-laptop postfix/smtpd[3198]: fatal: open 
>> database /etc/aliases.db: No such file or directory
>>
>> Dec 22 07:09:44 fedora-laptop postfix/master[3178]: warning: process 
>> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 3198 exit status 1
>>
>> Dec 22 07:09:44 fedora-laptop postfix/master[3178]: warning: 
>> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
>>
>> The problem appears to be no /etc/aliases text file in the said 
>> directory, /etc.
>>   
> Try *find /etc/ -name aliases* and see where its exact location is
>> I see that postfix will actually generate the /etc/aliases.db file 
>> from /etc/aliases, on each startup of postfix.
>>   
> That's incorrect. You need to run *newaliases* each time you edit 
> aliases file and a new aliases.db will be generated.
>> My main question is where does the text file /etc/aliases originate 
>> from?
>>
>> Is it part of the standard Linux distribution?
>>
>> Or is it generated somehow for each specific Linux installation?
>> Also, Can I use the /etc/aliases text file on my laptop for my main 
>> machine, if one does not exist there after installing postfix on it?
>>
>> I need to know that the postfix installation will complete 
>> successfully with FC6 on my main machine, before installing FC6 
>> there, in place of SuSE 10.1.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Keith Roberts
>>
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Sorry again, I forwarded to the wrong list ;)