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Hi, I am new to linux. Please let me know what is "You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root". How to read this. What it contains. Thanks, Vasu:...
  1. 05-31-2007 #1
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    Question /var/spool/mail/root

    Hi,
    I am new to linux. Please let me know what is "You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root".
    How to read this. What it contains.

    Thanks,
    Vasu:
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    at the root prompt type mail
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    /var/spool/mail/root

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    at the root prompt type mail
    Thanks for ur info. But please let me know what is this mail. what it contains.
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    Hi
    the mail is probely from your log files
    it is internal mail. read them to find out.
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