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POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1)
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<b>NAME</b>
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postfix - Postfix control program
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<b>SYNOPSIS</b>
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<b>postfix</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>] [<b>-D</b>] [<b>-v</b>] <i>command</i>
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<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
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This command is reserved for the super-user. To submit
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mail, use the Postfix <b>sendmail</b> command.
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The <b>postfix</b> command controls the operation of the Postfix
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mail system: start or stop the <b>master</b> daemon, do a health
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check, and other maintenance.
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The <b>postfix</b> command sets up a standardized environment and
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runs the <b>postfix-script</b> shell script to do the actual
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work.
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The following commands are implemented:
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<b>check</b> Validate the Postfix mail system configuration.
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Warn about bad directory/file ownership or permis-
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sions, and create missing directories.
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<b>start</b> Start the Postfix mail system. This also runs the
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configuration check described above.
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<b>stop</b> Stop the Postfix mail system in an orderly fashion.
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Running processes are allowed to terminate at their
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earliest convenience.
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Note: in order to refresh the Postfix mail system
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after a configuration change, do not use the <b>start</b>
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and <b>stop</b> commands in succession. Use the <b>reload</b>
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command instead.
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<b>abort</b> Stop the Postfix mail system abruptly. Running pro-
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cesses are signaled to stop immediately.
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<b>flush</b> Force delivery: attempt to deliver every message in
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the deferred mail queue. Normally, attempts to
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deliver delayed mail happen at regular intervals,
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the interval doubling after each failed attempt.
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<b>reload</b> Re-read configuration files. Running processes ter-
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minate at their earliest convenience.
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The following options are implemented:
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<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>
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Read the <b>main.cf</b> and <b>master.cf</b> configuration files
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in the named directory instead of the default con-
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figuration directory. Use this to distinguish
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between multiple Postfix instances on the same
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host.
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<b>-D</b> (with <b>postfix</b> <b>start</b> only)
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Run each Postfix daemon under control of a debugger
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as specified via the <b>debugger</b><i>_</i><b>command</b> configuration
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parameter.
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<b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
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tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
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verbose.
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<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
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The <b>postfix</b> command sets the following environment vari-
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ables:
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<b>MAIL</b><i>_</i><b>CONFIG</b>
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Directory with Postfix configuration files.
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<b>MAIL</b><i>_</i><b>VERBOSE</b>
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This is set when the -v command-line option is pre-
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sent.
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<b>MAIL</b><i>_</i><b>DEBUG</b>
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This is set when the -D command-line option is pre-
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sent.
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<b>CONFIGURATION</b> <b>PARAMETERS</b>
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The following <b>main.cf</b> configuration parameters are made
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available as process environment variables with the same
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names:
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<b>command</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
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Directory with Postfix administrative commands.
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<b>daemon</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
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Directory with Postfix daemon programs.
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<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
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Directory with Postfix configuration files and with
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administrative shell scripts.
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<b>queue</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
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The directory with Postfix queue files, with local
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inter-process communication endpoints, and with
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files needed for daemon programs that run in the
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optional chrooted environment.
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<b>mail</b><i>_</i><b>owner</b>
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The owner of Postfix queue files and of most Post-
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fix processes.
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<b>setgid</b><i>_</i><b>group</b>
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The group for mail submission and queue management
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commands.
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<b>sendmail</b><i>_</i><b>path</b>
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The full pathname for the Postfix sendmail command.
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<b>newaliases</b><i>_</i><b>path</b>
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The full pathname for the Postfix newaliases com-
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mand.
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<b>mailq</b><i>_</i><b>path</b>
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The full pathname for the Postfix mailq command.
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<b>manpage</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
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The directory for the Postfix on-line manual pages.
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<b>sample</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
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The directory for the Postfix sample configuration
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files.
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<b>readme</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
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The directory for the Postfix README files.
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<b>Other</b> <b>configuration</b> <b>parameters</b>
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<b>import</b><i>_</i><b>environment</b>
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List of names of environment parameters that can be
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imported from non-Postfix processes.
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<b>FILES</b>
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$<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/postfix-script</b>, administrative commands
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$<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/main.cf</b>, configuration parameters
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$<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/master.cf</b>, Postfix daemon processes
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<b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b>
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<a href="master.8.html">master(8)</a> Postfix master program
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<b>LICENSE</b>
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The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
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software.
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<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
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Wietse Venema
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IBM T.J. Watson Research
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P.O. Box 704
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Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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