Reading roots mail when connected remotely

[Pietro Cerutti]

On 12/21/05, Daniel A. <ldrada at gmail.com> wrote:
> Stupid question, I know :(
> How do I read the mail sent to root, if I can only access my server via SSH?
> When I su, and type "mail", it shows only mail to the user I connected with.

su - (with the minus sign) simulates a full login, see man su for details

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