---
name: "schleuder-newlist"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "schleuder"
version: "2.2.1-2+deb7u1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/schleuder-newlist"
---

# schleuder-newlist(8)

create new Schleuder mailing list

## NAME

**schleuder-newlist** - create new Schleuder mailing list

## SYNOPSIS

**schleuder-newlist** \[-c *baseconfig*\] *newlist@example.net*\
                   \[-realname "*Foo List*"\]\
                   \[-adminaddress *listadmin@example.net*\]\
                   \[-initmember *member1@example.net*\
                    \-initmemberkey *path-to-initmember-publickey*\]\
                   \[-privatekeyfile *path-to-privatekey*\
                    \-publickeyfile *path-to-publickey*\
                    \-passphrase "*key passphrase*"\]\
                   \[-mailuser *schleuder*\]\
                   \[-nointeractive\]

## DESCRIPTION

**schleuder-newlist** automates the creation of new Schleuder mailing lists. For more information on Schleuder, please look at [**schleuder**(8)](/schleuder/8.md).

**schleuder-newlist** does various input validation, and can generate a key or import one. It will give you as well an easy interface to build new lists in a scripted manner.

It also supports an interactive mode, with which the user will be prompted for missing mandatory options. The interactive mode can be disabled, using the **-nointercative** flag; it is automatically disabled if the script isn´t run within a valid tty.

If no **-privatekeyfile**, **-publickeyfile** and **-passphrase** are provided, the list will create a new keypair with a random password. The type and length of the generated keypair is specified in **/etc/schleuder/schleuder.conf**.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *path-to-schleuder-configuration*:

  -

  Specify an alternate configuration directory than the default **/etc/schleuder**.

- **-realname** "*Foo List*"

  Specify the name of the mailing list.

- **-adminaddress** *listadmin@example.net*

  Specify the email address of a list administrator. This address will be notified of errors, and depending on configuration may also be allowed to send restricted email commands.

- **-initmember** *member1@example.net*

  Specify the first subscribed list member address. Can be the same as the administrator address. This option must be accompanied by **-initmemberkey**.

- **-initmemberkey** *path-to-initmember-publickey*

  Specify the path to first subscribed list member public key. **-initmember** must also be specified.

- **-privatekeyfile** *path-to-privatekey*

  Specify the path to a previously-generated private key for the list. This option must be accompanied by **-publickeyfile** and **-passphrase**.

- **-publickeyfile** *path-to-publickey*

  Specify the path to a previously-generated public key for the list. This option must be accompanied by **-privatekeyfile** and **-passphrase**.

- **-passphrase** "*key passphrase*"

  Specify the passphrase needed to access the private key specified in **-privatekeyfile**. This option must be accompanied by **-publickeyfile** as well.

- **-mailuser** *schleuder*

  Specify the system user account under which [**schleuder**(8)](/schleuder/8.md) will be executed (when run as root, this defaults to **schleuder**).

- **-nointeractive**

  When specified, no questions will be asked to complete missing information.

## EXAMPLES

This creates a new list called **test1** with the initial member **foo@bar.ch**. A new keypair will be generated for the list.

-

  ```
    schleuder-newlist foobar@example.org \
        -realname "bal jak" \
        -adminaddress admin@example.org \
        -initmember foo@example.com -initmemberkey /tmp/foo.pub
  ```

-

  The list test2 will be created, a keypair from the following files with the passphrase **test** will be imported.

-

  ```
    schleuder-newlist test2@example.com \
        -realname "bal jak" \
        -adminaddress foobar@example.org \
        -privatekeyfile ~/tmp/test2.priv \
        -publickeyfile /tmp/test2.pub \
        -passphrase test
  ```

-

  ## FILES

- **/etc/schleuder/schleuder.conf**

  global Schleuder configuration

- **/etc/schleuder/default-list.conf**

  default list settings

- **/var/schleuderlists/***HOSTNAME***/***LISTNAME*

  list internal data

- **/var/schleuderlists/***HOSTNAME***/***LISTNAME***/list.conf**

  list settings

- **/var/schleuderlists/***HOSTNAME***/***LISTNAME***/members.conf**

  list susbcribers

All configuration files are formatted as YAML. See *http://www.yaml.org/* for more details.

## BUGS

Known bugs are listed on the Schleuder website.

## SEE ALSO

[**schleuder**(8)](/schleuder/8.md), [**aliases**(5)](/aliases/5.md), [**gnupg**(7)](/gnupg/7.md).

- Schleuder website

  *http://schleuder.nadir.org/*

- YAML website

  *http://www.yaml.org/*