Re: Where is root mail going?

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Dotan Cohen wrote:

> On an FC6 installation that is about two months old, I finally decided
> to route roots email to user. I open /etc/aliases and I see this:
> 
> # Person who should get root's mail
> #root:          marc
> 
> 
> Who is marc, and why is he getting root's mail? Should I be worried
> that the machine is compromised? How can I check what other users are
> on the system? I don't see any other references to marc.

If you'll notice that line is commented out and 'marc' is just an
example user name.  To use it one both uncomment the line by removing
the '#' at the beginning of the line and substitute a real (non-root,
obviously) user name  instead of 'marc' and follow the directions at the
top of the file in order for the changes to take place.

hth

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