Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:33:01 -0700 (PDT) From: backyard <backyard1454-bsd@yahoo.com> To: Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg <listsub@401.cx>, jekillen <jekillen@prodigy.net> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mail to root Message-ID: <20060921143301.97918.qmail@web83112.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <45129F56.7020409@401.cx>
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--- Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg <listsub@401.cx> wrote: > jekillen wrote: > > Hello again; > > I have a question about how mail from the system > is generated for root. > > This question was prompted when I edited the > Postfix aliases file and > > ran newaliases, then did postfix reload, assuming > the mail system was > > running. I was informed that Postfix was not > running. So the question, > > how does mail generated by the system get > delivered to the root account? > > Here is my motive: > > I have a server that I want to run headless. I > want to be able to retrieve > > mail to root from another machine via ssh login > (on the same private net > > work number/netmask 255.255.255.0). I cannot login > to the system as > > root over ssh. I don't know if I can read root > mail with su (as wheel group > > member). I tried this but maybe I'm not using the > appropriate parameter. su - root will load up roots environment and let you check his mail. At least that worked for me last night... > > Or maybe there isn't any. I don't know where to > look for an answer to this > > question, other than this knowledgeable > group.....Oh, man mail maybe? > > Thanks in advance > > Jeff K > > I suggest you use .forward to get root's mail to > another account. > As root, do this: > echo username >> /root/.forward > > That should forward root's mail to whatever username > you specified. probably the best solution for a headless box, then you don't have to su'in in to the machine. Nor risk snoops gaining the password of all passwords... > > -- > R > -brian
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