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From: geof@apolling (Geof Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: newaliases -> cannot make /usr/lib/aliases.pag: Bad file number
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Date: 9 Feb 89 21:53:06 GMT
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In article <8902090246.AA08349@scrolls.wharton.upenn.edu> shull@SCROLLS.WHARTON.UPENN.EDU (Christopher E. Shull) writes:
>
>Anybody know off the top of their head how I can fix the following problem
>with BSD4.2 TCP/IP 3.1 sendmail under SR9.7.1:
>
>   # newaliases
>   cannot make /usr/lib/aliases.pag: Bad file number

I believe that the problem is that the file is open by another node and
is locked against updating.  My usual approach is to delete
/usr/lib/aliases.{pag,dir} and then run newaliases.  The program
complains that it can't open a file, but works correctly.  Run it twice
if the error message bothers you.

I find that it is better to be CRP'd onto the node where the file is
resident before running "newaliases".