a modest request (smartd email redirection....)

[Michal Jaegermann]

On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 01:23:14AM +0000, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> On 12/17/2004 04:35:23 PM, William Hewitt wrote:
> > 
> > > Michal Jaegermann said:
> > > In /etc/aliases you probably have lines like that:
> > 
> > > # Person who should get root's mail
> > > #root:          marc
> > 
> > > Maybe install should ask data for this alias and fill that lines
> > > unless specifically and emphatically declined?  The big advantage  
> > is
> > > that this solves the issue in a general way instead for some
> > > specific cases like smart.
> > 
> > Or perhaps in FirstBoot(?)
> 
> firstboot is where it should go imho - you don't have any users set up  
> until then.

Yes, I think that you are indeed right.  Also this should be
persuasive and persistent allowing _not_ to set that alias only
after receiving assurances from a user that "yes, I really do
know what I am doing and what are consequences".

   Michal