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Date:      Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:59:51 -0400
From:      Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca>
To:        tonylabarbara@aol.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How To Change Email Addr?
Message-ID:  <471766D7.7080909@ibctech.ca>
In-Reply-To: <8C9DFA34D82171D-C6C-72A7@webmail-me13.sysops.aol.com>
References:  <8C9DFA34D82171D-C6C-72A7@webmail-me13.sysops.aol.com>

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tonylabarbara@aol.com wrote:
> Hi;
> I need to update the email address to which emails from the server are sent (root@server.name, cron stuff, etc.). I created a file:
> /root/.foreward
> and added the new address, but that didn't do it? How?

If you are running sendmail, check for the root: line in:

# /etc/mail/aliases

Change the second parameter to what email address you want root's mail
to go to, and then run:

# newaliases

Steve



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