--On Monday, October 03, 2005 3:56 PM -0700 bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
i need to know how to use the 'mail' command to simply send a test msg...
For use in a script:
echo "message body" | mail -s "subject line" recipient@xxxxxxxxxxx
I use this just before rebooting my server for hardware issues or a kernel
update:
uptime | mail -s "Reboot for new kernel (or whatever reason)" root
(root's mail is redirected via /etc/aliases to another account. This just
makes sure it goes to whoever's supposed to get it.)
I have a mail folder where I file all the reboot email so I can track when
and why the servers were rebooted.
