It's funny, I had to do the exact same thing the other day. cat /dev/null > /var/spool/mail/root should set you up. I do this command with log files if they grow out of control also. MK Mark J. Kroska Director of Web Services KDV Technology and Consulting Services, Inc. Direct 320-258-6412 Main 320-252-7060 Fax 320-252-9627 mkroska at kdv.com "NOTICE: This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited, Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you." ________________________________ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org on behalf of Raymond Norton Sent: Mon 1/10/2005 12:54 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: [TCLUG] null command I have a root mailbox that is way too big with cron job and other info. What is the proper way to use the null command to delete all that is in it, without removing the root mail box. I had this info in the past, but have lost track of it. Raymond _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 4869 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20050110/0754bd62/attachment.bin -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list