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Subject: Re: Reading roots mail when connected remotely
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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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Jonathan Arnold     (mailto:jdarnold@buddydog.org)
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UNIX is user-friendly. It's just a bit picky about who its friends are.