03-25-2010
Double check you don't have a a different file as the alias file in your config (which mean you may think root mail isn't suppose to go to woodnt but in some other file, it's set that way).
Check your mail logs - /var/log/mail.err, /var/log/mail.info, /var/log/mail.log, and /var/log/mail.warn - there are probably clues in there.
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CONFLICT(8) [nmh-1.5] CONFLICT(8)
NAME
conflict - search for alias/password conflicts
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/mh/conflict [-search directory] [-mail name] [-version] [-help] [aliasfiles ...]
DESCRIPTION
Conflict is a program that checks to see if the interface between nmh and the transport system is in good shape
Conflict also checks for maildrops in /var/mail which do not belong to a valid user. It assumes that no user name will start with `.', and
thus ignores files in /var/mail which begin with `.'. It also checks for entries in the group(5) file which do not belong to a valid user,
and for users who do not have a valid group number. In addition duplicate users and groups are noted.
If the -mail name switch is used, then the results will be sent to the specified name. Otherwise, the results are sent to the standard
output.
The -search directory switch can be used to search directories other than /var/mail and to report anomalies in those directories. The
-search directory switch can appear more than one time in an invocation to conflict.
Conflict should be run under cron(8), or whenever system accounting takes place.
FILES
/etc/nmh/mts.conf nmh mts configuration file
/etc/passwd List of users
/etc/group List of groups
/usr/bin/mh/mhmail Program to send mail
/var/mail/ Directory of mail drop
PROFILE COMPONENTS
None
SEE ALSO
mh-alias(5)
DEFAULTS
`aliasfiles' defaults to /etc/nmh/MailAliases
CONTEXT
None
MH.6.8 11 June 2012 CONFLICT(8)