Can someone help? Root Emails (when root account is inaccessible)

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#1 Fri, 07/12/2019 - 17:58

Rory Bremner

Can someone help? Root Emails (when root account is inaccessible)

Hi all,

I noticed loads of emails in /root/Maildir/new which I found after reading /var/log/procmail.log

My prostfix aliases at the moment are (/etc/aliases):
postmaster: root
clamav: root

How do I read these emails when my root account is inaccessible?

I log in to my server using SSH keys and a sudo user, and have not set up a password for the root account.
(I must request digitalocean root password reset in order to get a root password) .

Thank you in advance.

#2 Fri, 07/12/2019 - 20:00

andreychek

Howdy,

You can set an alias that describes where to forward emails for the root user in that /etc/aliases file... just add a line that looks like this:

root: your-email@domain.com

Save the file, then run this command:

newaliases

After that, any email to the root user will be forwarded to the email address you listed.

-Eric

#3 Fri, 07/12/2019 - 20:12

Rory Bremner

God bless you Eric. Thanks.

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