Re: [Evolution] Root messages from local spool

["Art Alexion" <arthur alexion com>]

Could I do a "chown" on /var/spool/mail/root?

On 19 Jun 2003 at 21:05, Not Zed wrote:

> Evolution wont let you do this, it will only let you lock a mailbox
> you own, it wont even let root lock someone elses mailbox.
>
> You should generally forward your root mail using an alias, or other
> local mechanism, to your own account (or another one).
>
> On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 15:52, Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
> > In addition to my pop mail, I configured two local spools to view
> > local system messages.  One for my local user messages, a spool type
> > pointed at /var/spool/mail/me, and the other for the system messages
> > delivered to /var/spool/mail/root.  The user spool account works
> > fine, but the one set up to read the root's system messages refuses
> > to afford me access permission.  I have done a chmod 666 on
> > /var/spool/mail/root to give myself permission, but that didn't do
> > it.  That permitted me to look at the headers in the upper pane, but
> > whenever I try to retrieve a message, I get the message: "Error
> > retrieving message xxx.  Could not lock /var/spool/mail/root." 
> > (where xxx is the message number)   Any suggestions?


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