Re: [cobalt-users] Delete Server Mail Cache

["John Hardin" <jhardin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, ok...right, "su" gets root, not "ru". correct? 

I got 2 solutions here to leaving me a tad confused.
Do these both do the same thing?


1.  Login to telnet
2.  Login to Root:   su - (root)
3.  Type in:   cp /dev/null /home/spool/mail/root
4. Hit return

or

1.  Login to telnet
2. Login to Root:    su - (root)
3. Type in:    >/home/spool/mail/root
4. Hit return

I've seen all the mail and I'm the only one on my server. All stored
mail can go. Concerned about deleting the actual "folder" or it may not
generate a new one and my email will not work.  Which of these
empties all the saved mail copies? Is one better then the other?

Next issue: After I do one of the above...(Which is best?)

Would "highly" recommend doing a "sync;sync;sync" after doing this.

How do I do this???

1.  Login to telnet
2. Login to Root:    su - (root)   Note:(I'll still be in there)
3. Type in:   sync (or)  sync;
4. Hit return
(Or) repeat 3. & 4. 2 more times like so?
sync; (return) sync; (return) sync; (return) (with or without semicolon?)

Really appreciate your help and patients with me on this.
Thanks very much. Trying to learn without messing things up :)

-John