On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 08:32:12AM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: > On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 10:39:43PM +0300, Consus wrote: > > We have smtpd(8) that now uses file-based aliases table instead of > > db-based. This table backend requires running > > > > $ smtpctl update table aliases > > > > instead of > > > > $ newaliases > > > > in order to fetch changes. However, afterboot(8) still mentions the old > > way of doing things. > > --- > > share/man/man8/afterboot.8 | 8 +++++--- > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 b/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 > > index b754484..d7f9760 100644 > > --- a/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 > > +++ b/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 > > @@ -463,9 +463,11 @@ manager: root > > dumper: root > > .Ed > > .Pp > > -Run > > -.Xr newaliases 8 > > -after changes. > > +After changes you should tell your running mail agent to update it's > > +configuration. > > +Run: > > +.Pp > > +.Dl $ smtpctl update table aliases > > .Ss Mail > > The default mail agent on > > .Ox > > -- > > 2.9.0 > > > > i think you're right that the newaliases sentence should be removed. i'm > less sure about the change you propose though...it might be simpler to > tell people to restart smtpd, but even then i'm not sure this is the > business of afterboot(8). look at the text immediately after, which > shows how to change the mailer to accept external connections: it makes > no mention of restarting smtpd. in general, that's a normal pattern. > > i know afterboot(8) is a little different though. > > still, i would be inclined to say let's just zap the newaliases sentence. >
agreed -- Gilles Chehade https://www.poolp.org @poolpOrg
