Hi all, I'm just poking thru our previous sysadmin's user adding script and saw reference to a ~/.forward file containing the users email address. Any idea what it might be for? It's a tricky one to Google ;-) Thanx, Russell Smithies ? ======================================================================Attention: The information contained in this message and/or attachments from AgResearch Limited is intended only for the persons or entities to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipients is prohibited by AgResearch Limited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. =======================================================================
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2011, Smithies, Russell wrote:> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > From: "Smithies, Russell" <Russell.Smithies at agresearch.co.nz> > Subject: [CentOS] ~/.forward file? > > Hi all, I'm just poking thru our previous sysadmin's user > adding script and saw reference to a ~/.forward file > containing the users email address. Any idea what it might > be for? It's a tricky one to Google ;-)Hi Russell. So which user's email address are you talking about? The email addy of the newly created account, or the email address of the previous sys admin? Regards, Keith ----------------------------------------------------------------- Websites: karsites.net php-debuggers.net raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------------
> I'm just poking thru our previous sysadmin's user adding script and > saw reference to a ~/.forward file containing the users email > address. Any idea what it might be for? It's a tricky one to > Google ;-)The ancient art of Google-fu takes many years to perfect. But sometimes the most mundane conjurations are the most enlightening. "what is a linux .forward file for" nets many good results, but they are mostly discussions. For true enlightenment, however, the path is the most difficult because it appears to be so outwardly easy: ".forward file" ;) -- Spiro Harvey Knossos Networks Ltd (04) 460-2531 : (021) 295-1923 knossos.net.nz -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: not available URL: <lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110203/75c9b378/attachment-0001.sig>