newaliases error - Executable files not allowed

[James Lanaway]

Help!

I am gettting an error whenever I try to run usr/sbin/newaliases...

newaliases: cannot open /etc/mail/aliases: Executable files not allowed

I am running this having 'su -'d to root...

This is probably dead easy but I'm completely new to HP-UX!

Thanks in advance,

James

[Schelstraete Bart_1 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Check the permissions of your aliases file.

#> chmod 444 /etc/mail/aliases


rgrds,

Bart

[Thierry Poels_1]

Hi,

the aliases file should not be set as executable, as the error messages states.

to correct:
chmod 644 /etc/mail/aliases
or
chmod a-x /etc/mail/aliases

good luck,
Thierry.

[Alex Glennie]

what's the permissions on /etc/mail/aliases ?

-rw-r--r-- root sys ? if not I'd suggest changing it to the above. chmod aliases 644.

what's the O/S and version of sendmail if the above doesn't work / relevant .... also a

ll /usr/sbin/sendmail & ll /etc/mail may prove useful ....