Reading roots mail when connected remotely

[JD Arnold]

Daniel A. 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.

Yeah, I had the same problem.  I've been doing 'su -l', which simulates a
full login, so then I really am root.

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