Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:45:18 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Jason Halbert" <jason@jason-n3xt.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: daily/weekly/monthly run Message-ID: <15161.65422.323865.212490@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <56504431@toto.iv>
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GJason Halbert <jason@jason-n3xt.org> types:
> Yeesh.. talk about confusing the poor guy.
Yup, I think you've certainly added to the confusion.
The easiest way to do what Marcel asked, no matter *what* MTA you're
using, without worrying about compiling things, is to add the three
lines:
daily_output="user"
weekly_output="user"
monthly_output="user"
to /etc/periodic.conf. For more information on the periodic system,
see the periodic.conf man page, and /etc/defaults/periodic.conf.
The difference between the two approaches is that tweaking
/etc/periodic.conf does exactly what the user asked for; adding an
alias for root redirects all root mail, not just the reports that
Marcel asked about.
<mike
> If he is able to retrieve the run reports then most likely he has root
> access. I think the easiest way is to set up an alias.
>
> If you are using sendmail then you can in /etc/mail/aliases you can
> uncomment a line and have mail sent to root (which the run reports are sent
> to) sent to another user.
>
> -OR-
>
> You can add a line to /etc/mail/virtusertable if you want to have the mail
> sent to an e-mail address not on your own box. The file in /etc/mail has
> the information as well as man pages.
>
> Be sure to run "make" if you change any of those files.
>
> ---
> Jason
> jason@jason-n3xt.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Yonatan Bokovza
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 12:12 PM
> To: 'Marcel Dijk'
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: RE: daily/weekly/monthly run
>
>
> Hi,
> Start with reading periodic(8) and periodic.conf(5)
> man pages.
> Continue with copying /etc/defaults/periodic.conf
> to /etc and changing the lines of
> {daily|weekly|monthly}_output
> to the selected mail.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marcel Dijk [mailto:nascar24@home.nl]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 19:39
> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > Subject: daily/weekly/monthly run
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is it possible to get the daily/weekly and monthly run
> > outputs e-mailed to a
> > specified e-mail address?
> >
> > Marcel
> >
> >
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