Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:32:05 -0800 From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@ferrarishields.com> To: "Daniel A." <ldrada@gmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Reading roots mail when connected remotely Message-ID: <036901c60665$3bae2590$0599460a@ws4> References: <5ceb5d550512211113v6cbd6130peaf22aa8f158762f@mail.gmail.com>
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> How do I read the mail sent to root, if I can only access my server
> via SSH?
> When I su, and type "mail", it shows only mail to the user I connected
> with.
> Also, is it possible to make sendmail send the daily status mails to a
> *real* email address, like this one?
As root, edit /etc/mail/aliases and point root to you:
root: your_username
then run 'newaliases'.
All of root's mail will come to you...
~Dan
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