Re: [Exim] forward the mail for root

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Autor: Odhiambo G. Washington
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To: 'exim-users@exim.org'
Betreff: Re: [Exim] forward the mail for root
* Dickenson, Steven <sdickenson@???> [20040325 21:01]: wrote:
> Krauss, Robert wrote:
> > Where can I change the forward adress who whom the 'root'-mails are
> > send? What I found out ist that each mail for
> > user@??? ist redirected to user@??? and
> > forwarded to our 'normal' mail server. But mail for
> > root@??? (or root@localmachine) must be
> > forwarded to nameduser@???.
> >
> > I tried to use a .forward file (chmod'ed to 644) with a line only
> > containing 'nameduser@???' and I restarted exim. But it
> > didn't help.
>
> Check /etc/aliases, or /etc/mail/aliases, depending on your OS.



To be more precise, grep for "system_aliases:" (I believe many folks
leave that particular name unchanged) from your Exim config file and see
what file it points to. Then edit that file according to instructions
therein ;)



        cheers
       - wash
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