Is there a root email account in Kunbuntu?

[allanj]

I am accustomed to monitoring the root email account in other versions of Linux to see if there are any system errors being reported, such as cron failures, etc. I see no evidence of a root email account on Kubuntu. Am I missing something, or does Kubuntu rely entirely on system logs for this sort of information?

[Rog131]

Re: Is there a root email account in Kunbuntu?

Do you have package mailx installed ?

Intrepid & Jaunty:

Package: bsd-mailx

A simple mail user agent

mailx is the traditional command-line-mode mail user agent. Even if you don't use it may be required by other programs.

There is also - Package: mailx

Transitional package for mailx rename

This dummy package is provided to smooth the upgrade from mailx to bsd-mailx and can be safely removed afterwards.

Hardy or older:

Package: mailx

A simple mail user agent

mailx is the traditional command-line-mode mail user agent. Even if you don't use it it may be required by other programs.

I have the mail(x) installed so when i type in the konsole:

mail

Mail version 8.1.2 01/15/2001. Type ? for help.
"/var/mail/rog": 1 message 1 unread
>U 1 root@ammu2500l.el Thu Feb 26 17:24 61/2765 Anacron job 'cron.daily' on

Note !!

Sometimes you need to run:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix

More:

> Postfix
> PostfixBasicSetupHowto

[sithlord48]

Re: Is there a root email account in Kunbuntu?

from my understanding *ubuntu does not have a root account
we use sudo to allow root commands.. or
although sudo -s will make you root till you close the terminal or cli

[allanj]

Re: Is there a root email account in Kunbuntu?

Solved by overcoming one misunderstanding and making one simple change.

First, I was forgetting Kubuntu's no-root configuration, so I was ignoring the /var/spool/mail file that bore my username. Once I realized that this was it, I tried adding it to my mail client, Thunderbird. Thunderbird complained about being unable to apply a lock file and suggested changing the permissions of /var/spool. This didn't work, but when I opened up the permissions on /var/mail, which was symbolically linked to /var/spool/mail I got access to the mail in Thunderbird without further problems.

Thanks to all those who responded.