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conflict(8)
NAME
  conflict - search for alias/password conflicts

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/lib/mh/conflict [-help] [-mail name] [-search directory]
  [aliasfiles...]

OPTIONS
  -help
      Prints a list of the valid options to this command.

  -mail name
      Mails the results to the specified name.	Otherwise, the results are
      sent to the standard output.

  -search directory
      Searches directories other than /usr/spool/mail, and reports anomalies
      in those directories. The -search switch can appear more than once in
      an invocation to conflict, with different directories named.

DESCRIPTION
  The conflict program checks to see if the interface between MH and
  transport system is in good shape. It also checks for maildrops in
  /usr/spool/mail which do not belong to a valid user. It assumes that no
  user name will start with a dot (.) and thus ignores files in
  /usr/spool/mail which begin with a dot.

  The conflict program checks the entries in the specified alias files. It
  parses the entries in the same way that post would, and outputs any errors
  which it finds. The program can be used to check the entries in a user's
  personal alias file, or in the system alias file, /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases.
  If no alias file is specified, conflict checks the system alias file.

  The conflict program also checks the /etc/group file for entries which do
  not belong to a valid user, and for users who do not have a valid group
  number. In addition, duplicate users and groups are noted.

  The conflict program should be run under cron, or whenever system
  accounting takes place.

FILES
  /usr/lib/mh/mtstailor
      The system customization file.

  /etc/passwd
      The system password file.

  /etc/group
      The system group file.

  /usr/bin/mh/mhmail
      Program used to mail results, if the -mail option is used.

  /usr/spool/mail
      Directory containing users' maildrops.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: cron(8)

  Files: mh-alias(4)

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