Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:50:18 -0700 From: jekillen <jekillen@prodigy.net> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: mail to root Message-ID: <2d6e28fbc9d4d02b9c37e9f9c2ee62d7@prodigy.net>
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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. 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
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