Re: How do I redirect the daily log messages to another address?
On 9/21/06, Steve B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steve. I'd like to redirect the daily log messages that go to root to an external [... snip ...] Could someone point me in the right direction as to what I should be looking for? I'm pretty sure it has to do with Sendmail. Setting up an alias for root that points to the external address should work. Putting the alias in /etc/mail/aliases and rebuild the aliases database with newaliases -see man 8 newaliases. HTH, Andreas. P.S.: Of cause the external address can be resolved. -- Hobbes : Shouldn't we read the instructions? Calvin : Do I look like a sissy?
Re: How do I redirect the daily log messages to another address?
On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 02:24:29PM -0700, Steve B wrote: I'd like to redirect the daily log messages that go to root to an external email address. I have searched Google for information but I am just not supplying the right keywords to find a good match. I did find references telling me that this is a bad idea, and I accept the risk that it poses. Could someone point me in the right direction as to what I should be looking for? I'm pretty sure it has to do with Sendmail. Steve You could edit /etc/mail/aliases and then run newaliases or you could put a .forward in root's home dir. -- Terry http://tyson.homeunix.org
Re: How do I redirect the daily log messages to another address?
On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 02:24:29PM -0700, Steve B wrote: I'd like to redirect the daily log messages that go to root to an external email address. Explanations have already been given on how to redirect all of root's mail to someone else, but in case you really want just the daily log messages directed elsewhere, you can edit root's crontab to mail to a different address. Just replace ``root'' in ``mail -s ... root'' with an appropriate alternative address.
