GuixSD rottlog misconfiguration

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Colton Lewis wrote on 25 Aug 2021 08:17
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In a default install, rottlog is used to rotate logs
weekly and is configured to send mail to
root@localhost.

However, the default install has no MTA so the
mail is dumped into /root/dead.letter every
week.

No real harm, but I was confused by the
repeated file creation.

— Colton Lewis
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