jack Asked: 2009-11-03 16:48:50 +0800 CST2009-11-03 16:48:50 +0800 CST 2009-11-03 16:48:50 +0800 CST Disable new mail messages in ubuntu 772 I consistently come up with "You have new mail in /var/mail/root" message in command line mode of my Ubuntu server. How to disable the new mail messages? ubuntu 2 Answers Voted Best Answer kolypto 2009-11-03T19:08:23+08:002009-11-03T19:08:23+08:00 Disabling this setting is easy. Simply include unset MAILCHECK in your .bashrc file (for login shell) or .bash_profile (for non-login shells, i.e. ssh) and the message shouldn’t appear. For me it speeds up login for my linux server and removes clutter. mdpc 2009-11-03T19:06:25+08:002009-11-03T19:06:25+08:00 I think that un-setting the MAIL variable should do the trick.
Disabling this setting is easy. Simply include
in your .bashrc file (for login shell) or .bash_profile (for non-login shells, i.e. ssh) and the message shouldn’t appear.
For me it speeds up login for my linux server and removes clutter.
I think that un-setting the MAIL variable should do the trick.