Brian Lucas, On Friday August 16, 2002 12:38, you said something about: > I have noticed a utility called LogWatch that periodically sends mail to > root. How can I tell this program to send mail to a different mail server > and username. > > I would also like all emails redirected through a different mail server.
You shouldn't have _any_ mail going to root. While there is not really a lot of e-mail based virii available for Linux, it is considered good practice to ensure that nothing comes from an outside source to your root account. Obviously the invidual in charge of the machine usually has (and should) a seperate account for their regular usage, so you should have all mail for root sent to that address. It is as simple as putting a new alias in /etc/aliases and running newaliases. Obviously when using an alias you can send it anywhere you like be it another local account or some remote one. -- Brian Ashe CTO Dee-Web Software Services, LLC. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
