Where is root mail going?

[Dotan Cohen]

On 09/03/07, Michael Fleming <mfleming at enlartenment.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 10:53 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > On an FC6 installation that is about two months old, I finally decided
> > to route roots email to user. I open /etc/aliases and I see this:
> >
> > # Person who should get root's mail
> > #root:          marc
>   ^^^ Note the comment (#) mark.
>
> > Who is marc, and why is he getting root's mail?
>
> He isn't. The above example is commented, you can change "marc" to any
> other local username, remove the hash mark and run "newaliases" to have
> mail for root redirected to another user (which is one of the first
> configuration steps an administrator should take)
>
> >  Should I be worried
> > that the machine is compromised?
>
> It isn't, this is the standard Sendmail (and in Fedora other MTAs using
> the alternatives system ie. Postfix/Exim) aliases file.
>
> >  How can I check what other users are
> > on the system? I don't see any other references to marc.
>
> As previously mentioned, it's an example only and specific to this
> file/package.
>
> > Dotan Cohen
>
> Michael.

Thanks. Apparently I hit the panic button too soon!

Dotan Cohen

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