An issue about newalias

[PJSC]

Dear All
After modify the /etc/mail/alaises file,I execute the newalias command,but system prompt me that Couldn't open //.elm/aliases.text for input!Could you please explain the root cause to it and how to deal with it?

[Dennis Handly]

Is the string ".elm/aliases.text" in your aliases file?

[PJSC]

The string ".elm/aliases.text" does not exist in the aliases file.

[Steven Schweda · Accepted solution]

Compare "man newalias" with "man newaliases".

Never overlook the obvious.

[Steven Schweda]

"man -k alias" can also be educational.

[Dennis Handly]

>Never overlook the obvious.

And of course I know how to spell it. ;-)

[PJSC]

Newaliases is the correct command to compile the aliases file.Thanks for all,particularly Steven Schweda.

[Steven Schweda]

Perhaps the best plan is to remember how to
spell "sendmail -bi". (And then ensure that
your PATH leads to the right "sendmail".
Everything's complicated.)

Or create a suitably periodic "cron" job, so
that by the time you realize that there's a
problem, it'll already be fixed.