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Subject: Re: Hi,everyone
From: Dan Liston <dliston @ netscape . com>
Organization: iPlanet eCommerce Solutions, A Sun-Netscape Alliance
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:33:45 -0600
To: huanglp <huanglp @ neu-alpine . com>
Cc: majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM
References: <01a001c09aea$be6097c0$5701010a@neualpine.com> <3A920355.A99371FF@netscape.com> <002601c09b07$fb2b5010$5701010a@neualpine.com>

Make sure /etc/aliases does not have the execute bit set.  The file should
be -rw-r--r--

chmod -x /etc/aliases
rm /etc/aliases.db
newaliases

Dan Liston

huanglp wrote:
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> I execute newaliases, but the result is:
> hash map "Alias0 : unsafe map file /etc/aliases.db: Executable files not
> allowed
> WARNING: cannot open alias database /etc/aliases
> Cannot create database for alias file /etc/aliases
> 
> Now how can i repaire the sendmail? Thanks in advance!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ~~
> ???
> ???????
> ??:(8624)23783000-62012
> ??:(8624)23782266
> ??:huanglp@neu-alpine.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Liston" <dliston@netscape.com>
> To: "huanglp" <huanglp@neu-alpine.com>
> Cc: <majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Hi,everyone
> 
> > You are trying to execute a non-executable file.  /etc/aliases is a text
> file
> > that holds the mappings of aliases to mailboxes.  The command I think you
> are
> > intending to run is `newaliases`.
> >
> > Dan Liston
> >
> > huanglp wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, i have a question and ask everyone helps me.
> > >
> > > This morining I setup a new list. When I execute "./etc/aliases", it
> cannot
> > > execute. I want to know why? I use "root" to execute it. The result is
> > > "Permission denied".
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!

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--  Netscape Consultant ------------------ (214) 906-1675  --
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