Re: [Sheflug] How to redirect root`s mail.

["Richard Stevenson" <nospam [at] adv.net.nz>]

On 1 Jun 2000, at 1:28, Barrie Bremner wrote:

>  Since I`m getting more interesting mail sent to root (and I don`t use
> root more than 10mins every 2 days or so...) how do I forward the mail
> for root to me? (username: baz)

Assuming you're using Sendmail 8.8.x or 8.9.x, edit /etc/aliases and add

root: baz

and run newaliases (or sendmail -bi if newaliases doesn't exist on your 
system).  For Sendmail 8.10.x or 8.11.x, the file to edit is 
/etc/mail/aliases.  Doing this is one of the first things I do on any new 
system.  Root shouldn't be using things like Pine, Elm, or ($deity forbid) 
Nutscrape at all, ever.  Just MHO, of course :-)

Cheers

Richard

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