{
    $OUT = '';
    my (undef, undef, $uid, $gid, undef, undef, undef, $dir, undef)
        = getpwnam("alias");
    unless (defined $uid && defined $gid && defined $dir)
    {   
        my $msg =
            "Failed to obtain user details for \'alias\' "
            . "while processing pseudonym assignments.";

        warn "$msg\n";
        $OUT = $msg;
        return;
    }

    my $alias_assign = "alias:${uid}:${gid}:${dir}";

    undef $uid;
    undef $gid;
    undef $dir;

    use esmith::AccountsDB;
    my $adb = esmith::AccountsDB->open_ro();

    foreach $pseudonym ( $adb->pseudonyms )
    {   
        next if ( $pseudonym->key =~ /@/ );     # user@domain goes in virtualdomains

        my $account = $pseudonym->prop('Account');
        unless ($account)
        {   
            my $key = $pseudonym->key;
            warn "pseudonym $key has no account property";
            next;
        }
        $account = $adb->get($pseudonym->prop('Account'));
        unless ($account)
        {   
            my $key = $pseudonym->key;
            warn "pseudonym $key points to account which does not exist";
            next;
        }
        if ($account->prop('type') eq "minilist")
        {   
            $OUT .= "=" . $pseudonym->key . ":${alias_assign}:-:" . $account->key . ":\n";
            $OUT .= "+" . $pseudonym->key . "-:${alias_assign}:-:" . $account->key . ":\n";
            next;
        }
    }
    chomp($OUT);
    $OUT = "=alias:${alias_assign}:::" unless $OUT;
}