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[Adam Jimerson <vendion@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 14 October 2007 01:18:03 pm Kenneth Schneider wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 12:53 -0400, Adam Jimerson wrote:
> > On Sunday 14 October 2007 12:12:19 pm Kenneth Schneider wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 11:19 -0400, Adam Jimerson wrote:
> > > > How do you tell the system which user openSUSE should send the system
> > > > mail to? I know in 10.2 this could be done through YaST -> User
> > > > Management, but that option is not there in 10.3.  Any one have a
> > > > clue of where it has been moved to, or anyway other than YaST to do
> > > > this?
> > >
> > > Easiest way is to edit /etc/aliases and add a line like:
> > >
> > > root: some_user_name
> > >
> > > Save the changes and run newaliases. All of this is done as the root
> > > user.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ken Schneider
> > > UNIX  since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE  since 1998
> >
> > Thank you I made the change and ran newaliases now I just need to wait
> > and see if it works, assuming it doesn't matter where in the file you
> > need add that line.
>
> It is easy enough to test, just send an email to root. From the command
> line you could use:
>
> mail -s test root
>
> You will then be able to type in some text and end the message by typing
> ctrl-d on a new line.
>
> --
> Ken Schneider
> UNIX  since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE  since 1998

It works, thanks again for you help
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