NAME

mailDBupdate − manage users and aliases for /NextApps/Mail.app

SYNOPSIS

mailDBupdate [ -A ] [ -a aliases_domain ] [ -u users_domain ] [ -o directory ]

DESCRIPTION

mailDBupdate creates and maintains the aliases and passwd files that are normally found in the directory /LocalLibrary/Images/People.  The contents of these two files appear in the Users, Groups, and Login Names components of Mail’s Addresses panel.  Normally, mailDBupdate reads the subdirectories of the /aliases and /users directories in the root NetInfo domain.  Aliases are written to the aliases file, and login names for user accounts are written to the passwd file.  Alternate domains for both aliases and user accounts can be specified with the -a and -u options.  When invoked with the -A option, mailDBupdate appends to its output files.  It does not check for duplicate entries that may already exist in the files.  The output files are normally written in /LocalLibrary/Images/People, but an alternate directory may be specified following the -o option.  However, note that Mail only searches for aliases and passwd files in /LocalLibaray/Images/People. 

SEE ALSO

passwd(5), aliases(5), nidump(8)

NeXT Computer, Inc.  —  August 10, 1994