Ah, the glib problem. Solution is simple, go to /etc/sendmail.cf or /etc/mail/sendmail.cf,
look for the line: O AliasFile=/etc/aliases and change it to: O AliasFile=nis:mail.aliases This should do the trick. On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Red Hat wrote: > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:37:04 -0800 > From: Red Hat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RH 8.0 not using NIS for /etc/aliases > > > I cannot for the life of me get Red Hat 8.0 to use NIS for alias > resolution. Our master NIS server is Solaris 8. The aliases are defined > there and work from all solaris clients. When I try to send mail to an > alias on the RH8.0 machine, it says user unknown. > > Here is the aliases definition on the NIS master: > weblogic_team:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here is /etc/nsswitch.conf on the RH 8.0 client: > > aliases: files nis > > I rebuilt the aliases database on the RH 8.0 client (/usr/lib/sendmail > -bi) I am not sure if this is necessary (it is not on the solaris > clients) > > I have restarted ypbind several times. ypbind is working, I can su to > users only defined in NIS. > > Is anyone using NIS for alias resolution? > > Thanks, > CC > > Chuck Carson > Sr. Systems Engineer > Syrrx, Inc. > 10410 Science Center Drive > San Diego, CA 92121 > Work: 858.731.3540 > Cell: 858.442.1791 > > > > > ---------- > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the >individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, >distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you >have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail >transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be >intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain >viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions >in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If >verification is required please request a hard-copy version. > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
