On Fri, 2011-07-29 at 10:33 -0600, Wade Preston Shearer wrote: > On 29 Jul 2011, at 10:15, Stuart Jansen wrote: > > > On Fri, 2011-07-29 at 07:58 -0600, Wade Preston Shearer wrote: > >> In /etc/aliases, under "person who should receive root's mail," I have > >> an external email address. Mail sent to root is successfully delivered > >> to this address. When scripts that my cron jobs run fail, mail error > >> reports are emailed to root. These messages to root are put in root's > >> inbox on the server however instead of being send along to the "person > >> who should receive root's mail." Any idea why? > > > > It would be helpful to know what MTA your using. I'm going to guess your > > not using Postfix since it never delivers to root. > > I am using Postfix.
In that case, what do you mean by "These messages to root are put in root's inbox on the server"? Postfix does not deliver mail to root. If root is receiving mail, something is bypassing Postfix. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
