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?




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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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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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charset="ISO-8859-1"

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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support

Don't think so. The folder does contain mail.





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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>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="ISO-8859-1"
>
> 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?

>
> Don't think so. The folder does contain mail.
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the 'mail' command only reads from /var/spool/mail/USERNAME in which
case, this would be root. It is a single mbox file and there are no
'folders'

If there are mail folders in /root, the mail command wouldn't normally
access this mail but I believe you can specify a file other than the
users default mail spool...

mail -f /root/mbox
mail -f /some_path/some_file

Craig

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On Fri, 23 May 2008 11:12:56 -0700 (PDT), 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?

With an alias your mail is forwarded to another user, so it's no
surprise there is no mail in root's mailbox anymore.

Perhaps you can be more verbose in your mail and quote the console
session output of how you look for the mail folder and mail. That
makes it easier for readers.

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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>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="ISO-8859-1"
>
> 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
> (828) 350-2415
>
> Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support
>
> 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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