Changing mta in /etc/alternatives : how?

[Paul Howarth]

Graham Cossey wrote:
> I have yum installed system-switch-mail but how do I use it, I can find no
> man page for it?
> 
> Entering 'system-switch-mail' in a shell displays a pop-up saying 'Unknown
> Error'.
> 
> Should I pass any command-line options?

The command-line way to do this is simply to use:

alternatives --config mta

You don't need any of the GUI stuff to do it that way.

Cheers, Paul.