Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:07:09 -0500 From: JD Arnold <jdarnold@buddydog.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reading roots mail when connected remotely Message-ID: <dpk8qf$rn1$1@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <5ceb5d550512211113v6cbd6130peaf22aa8f158762f@mail.gmail.com> References: <5ceb5d550512211113v6cbd6130peaf22aa8f158762f@mail.gmail.com>
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Daniel A. wrote:
> Stupid question, I know :(
> 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.
Yeah, I had the same problem. I've been doing 'su -l', which simulates a
full login, so then I really am root.
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