Re: Sendmail Configure

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 01:39:54PM -0700, smyrum wrote:
> I'm currently running sendmail on RedHat 8.0. for local mail only to 
> view logs etc.  Many of the logging and system applications by default 
> sendmail to "root". As I've configured some application like logcheck, 
> I've configured the application to send mail to my daily user "admin" a 
> superuser. In order to check mail for I find it necessary to logout and 
> log back in as root in order to check the mail for root.  Is there an 
> easy configuration to route or forward "root's" mail to "admin" to avoid 
> the logout/login process? Thanks in advance.

Edit /etc/aliases.  See the last line, which probably says:

# Person who should get root's mail
#root:          marc

Uncomment it and replace it with the desired user's userid.  Mine says

# Person who should get root's mail
root:           bob

Then run 

  newaliases

Cheers,
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Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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