[opensuse] System mail in 10.3
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? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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