Fwd: Re: Postfix, Mutt And No Root Mail?

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- Ed Miller <miller07 at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> 
> On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 21:02 -0700, Leonard
> Chatagnier wrote:
> > --- Ed Miller <miller07 at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 14:34 -0700, Leonard
> > > Chatagnier wrote:
> > > > --- Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > I have this in /etc/aliases:
> > > > > > root at ubuntu:/var/mail# cat /etc/aliases
> > > > > > # Added by installer for initial user
> > > > > > root:   lchata
> > > > > > clamav: root
> > > > > > webmaster: root
> > > > > > logcheck: root
> > > > > 
> > > > > That looks right to me.
> > > > > 
> > > > > >> I imagine that's exactly what postalias
> does.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Don't know how to use postaliases.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Well, /etc/aliases is used by postfix, and I
> > > believe
> > > > > (but I don't use
> > > > > postfix) the postalias command is just a way
> to
> > > edit
> > > > > /etc/aliases
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > derek
> > > > > 
> > > > Ok, So where is root mail?  What elso must I
> do to
> > > see
> > > > it in mutt, the way it used to appear
> > > automatically
> > > > under Debian(please don't say go back to
> Debian)? 
> > > > There has been a gap between posting and reply
> on
> > > this
> > > > thread.  Did I miss something?
> > > > 
> > > > Leonard Chatagnier
> > > > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> > > > 
> > > Leonard,
> > > I had the same question when i first started
> mutt.
> > > You, yourself at
> > > whatever user name you are using might be
> receiving
> > > roots mail in your
> > > box. I believe you are automatically put in the
> > > sudoers file. I was.
> > > Check it out by sending root an email and open
> mutt
> > > to see if it is
> > > there.
> > > 
> > Well Ed, I sent root at ubuntu an email via mutt. It
> went
> > just like every other time I used mutt to send
> mail,
> > no errors, but mutt didn't show it in the listing
> even
> > after closing and reopening mutt.  I don't claim
> to
> > know much about mutt usage and may have done it
> wrong.
> > BTW, sudo mail shows no mail for root and $mail
> shows
> > no mail for user but I have user mail in mutt from
> > fetachyahoo and I'm just as confused as ever.
> > 
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> > 
> Here is what I did to set it up, i installed mailx:
> sudo apt-get install
> mailx
> after installing mailx I installed mutt. I use mutt
> only when I am not
> running evolution. I normally use evolution to check
> mail for my local
> account as well as smtp mail. once mailx is
> installed I typed in mail
> root. and type in the message. I open evolution to
> check mail and it
> comes in my account as mailx has set me up as the
> root receiver. 
> Sorry I can't be of more help but that is about all
> I know about it.
> If you do install mailx it will automatically remove
> any other mail
> program for local, or at least it did for me.
> Exactly what is it that
> you wish to accomplish with this project? That may
> shed more light on
> it.
>
Ed, thanks for the comeback. Exactly? What I wish is
to receive root mail via mutt as I once did under
Debian all versions and maybe under Dapper(not sure).
By root mail I mean all the system messages sent to
root such as notices of improper user actions(things
that only root can do but users attempt to do),
security violations, outside attacks, port probing,
things of this nature or whatever the system would
report to the adnim.  There may be other programs
needed to do all this; I just don't remember.  When I
received 'root mail' it only showed up in mutt and on
a single-user machine with no lan.  No other smtp mail
showed in mutt, only root mail.  Sorry I can't be more
specific as when I had root mail I never had to set up
anything except answer the mail questions during the
Debian distro install process(postfix or whatever).
I'll keep you above instructions and try it asap. 
Thanks


Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net