By default, administrative notices are dumped into the 'root mailbox, often never to be seen. Here, we make sure administrative notices are e-mailed to a real administratior where they have a chance of being seen and acted upon. ===== Root Mail ===== This assumes the server is already able to send mail. This is frequently not the case in the modern world. See also: Postfix Authenticated Smarthost See also: SSMTP To forward administrative mail to a real user, edit /etc/aliases: <file> vi /etc/aliases </file> Edit the bottom of the file: <file> # Person who should get root's mail root: you@your.domain </file> Then run the newaliases'' command to activate the changes:

newaliases