Raymond Norton wrote: > 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. as root, assuming a /bin/sh or /bin/bash shell: shell# cd /var/spool/mail shell# > root this "zero's" out the file. You could also just do rm the file and the touch it and chown, chgrp,chmod it to what it was, typically root:mail 660. -- scot _______________________________________________ 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