MKALIAS(8) - System Manager’s Manual #

MKALIAS(8) - System Manager’s Manual

NAME #

mkalias - a YP map conversion program

SYNOPSIS #

mkalias [-nv] [-E | -e [-du]] input [output]

DESCRIPTION #

mkalias is used to convert a mail.aliases map to a mail.byaddr map. This is an inverse map of user@host (or user!host) back to alias.

The options are as follows:

-d

Assume domain names are OK. Only useful together with -E or -e.

-E

Same as -e, but also check for any MX-record.

-e

Check host to verify that it exists.

-n

Capitalize name. e.g., mats.o.jansson becomes Mats.O.Jansson.

-u

Assume UUCP names are OK. Only useful together with -E or -e.

-v

Verbose mode.

input

Use this map as input.

output

Use this map as output. If the output map isn’t given, don’t create database. Can be useful together with -E or -e.

SEE ALSO #

yp(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHORS #

Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>

BUGS #

mkalias on SunOS 4.1.x seems to have a -s. Since I don’t know what it is supposed to do, I haven’t implemented it. But it is accepted by the program.

OpenBSD 7.5 - March 31, 2022