RE: [cobalt-users] Re-directing Root's mail to admin (or a.n.other address)

["Sean Chester" <seanc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
>Subject: [cobalt-users] Re-directing Root's mail to admin (or a.n.other
address)

>I want to redirect all my 'root' mail - warnings about cron jobs etc - to
>another email address (e.g. my 'normal' e-mail address)  but can't work
>out how to do this.

create a file called .forward containing the recepients email address in the
home dir of root.

eg. login admin
    su root

    cd ~ (change to r00ts home directory)
    pico -w .forward (edit a file called .forward)

    seanc@xxxxxxxxxxxx (put your email address here)


save document and test.