12-09-2011
mailx command - Temporary mail file: permission denied
Hi ,
I am facing a problem with respect to mailx command in unix . Earlier it was working fine and I am facing this issue only from last week .
I used mailx command and I am getting a error message as follows :
temporary mail file: Permission denied
If I run mailx command from datastage , it is working fine .
It would be great if somebody can throw some light as to why I am receiving such an error message please .
Thanks
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biff(1) General Commands Manual biff(1)
NAME
biff - Notifies users when mail arrives
SYNOPSIS
biff [y | n]
DESCRIPTION
The biff command informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session. The following
command enables notification: biff y
The following command disables notification: biff n
When mail notification is enabled, the From: and Subject: header lines and up to the first five lines of the message are displayed. The
total display is 560 characters, or seven lines terminated by newline characters, whichever occurs first.
The biff y command is often included in the $HOME/.login or $HOME/.profile file to be executed each time you log in.
The biff command operates asynchronously. For synchronous notification, use the MAIL variable of sh or ksh, or the mail variable of csh.
EXAMPLES
To display the current setting, enter: biff To be notified during the current terminal session whenever mail arrives, enter the following
in your $HOME/.login or $HOME/.profile file: biff y
FILES
Read by login shell (after login. User profile.
SEE ALSO
Commands: comsat(8), csh(1), ksh(1), mail(1), mailx(1), Bourne Shell sh(1b), POSIX Shell sh(1p)
biff(1)