edconfig(8) — AIX PS/2 1.2.1



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edconfig



PURPOSE

Edits values in a sendmail program configuration file.

SYNTAX


/usr/lib/edconfig --- file ---|


Warning: See restrictions, Chapter 18, AIX Programming Tools and Interfaces.

DESCRIPTION

The edconfig command allows you to edit a specified configuration file for the
sendmail program.  It provides a menu interface that allows you to change some
of the characteristics defined in the configuration file.  To change other
characteristics, you must use a text editor.  You must have superuser authority
to edit the configuration file that the system uses
(/usr/adm/sendmail/sendmail.cf).  The edconfig command allows you to define or
change the following types of entries in the configuration file:

  o The content of the host name class and macro

  o The domain name macro

  o The four classes that define the separate tokens of the domain name

  o Configuration options (with help information) for:

      - Operational logging level
      - Default delivery mode
      - Alias file path
      - Statistics file path
      - Queue file path
      - Maximum mail retention time in queue
      - Queue uses of expensive mailers

  o Configuration file revision level.

The file parameter provides the path name of the configuration file that you
want to edit.  The file must be in the format of the configuration file that is
supplied with the operating system.  The program searches for comment lines in
that file of the form "#"parameter to locate the information in that file
concerning parameter.  For example, the comment line "#Or" precedes the line
that defines the read timeout option.




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To change parameters in the standard sendmail configuration file, enter the
following command (while operating with superuser authority):

  /usr/lib/edconfig /usr/adm/sendmail/sendmail.cf

The program reads the contents of the configuration file into memory.  It then
displays a menu to help you select what to change.  All changes are made only
to the copy of the file in memory until you choose to exit and write the
changes to the file.  You can also exit without writing changes.  The program
provides information with each step in the menus to help you decide how to
enter the correct information.  However, you should be familiar with the
sendmail program and its use before changing information in the configuration
file.

FILES

/usr/lib/edconfig              The edconfig program.
/usr/lib/edconfig.hf           A text file containing the help information that
                               edconfig program displays.
/usr/adm/sendmail/sendmail.cf  The configuration file for the sendmail program.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following command:  "sendmail, mailq, newaliases."

See the chapter about managing the mail system in Managing the AIX Operating
System.

See the entry for sendmail.cf in AIX Operating System Technical Reference.


























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