The easiest way is to empty root or a users email message file i.e. /var/spool/mail/root or /var/spool/mail/username is to simply type the following command at shell:
cat /dev/null > /var/spool/mail/root
The easiest way is to empty root or a users email message file i.e. /var/spool/mail/root or /var/spool/mail/username is to simply type the following command at shell:
cat /dev/null > /var/spool/mail/root