Re: Root's Mail

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>]

On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 12:09 -0700, Ed Warner wrote:
>         Message: 6
>         Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 14:15:05 -0400
>         From: "Mark Haney" 
>         Subject: Re: Root's Mail
>         To: "For users of Fedora" 
>         Message-ID: <483709A9 5080301 ercbroadband org>
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>         
>         Ed Warner wrote:
>         > I can not retrieve root's mail by typing "mail" from a
>         command prompt, either by logging in as root or su.
>         > I have added my username as an alias for root but still not
>         able. The folder for mail is there, just comes back as "no
>         mail for root"
>         > Any ideas?
>         > 
>         > 
>         
>         Uh, is it possible there is no mail for root?
>         
>         
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>         
>         Mark Haney
>         Sr. Systems Administrator
>         ERC Broadband
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> Don't think so. The folder does contain mail.
1. If root is aliasewd to oyur user name you will get roots mail.
2. have you tried: mail -u,  as root



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