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POSTLOCK(1) POSTLOCK(1)
<b>NAME</b>
postlock - lock mail folder and execute command
<b>SYNOPSIS</b>
<b>postlock</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i><b>] [-l</b> <i>lock</i><b>_</b><i>style</i><b>]</b>
<b>[-v</b>] <i>file command...</i>
<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
The <b>postlock</b> command locks <i>file</i> for exclusive access, and
executes <i>command</i>. The locking method is compatible with
the Postfix UNIX-style local delivery agent.
Options:
<b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>
Read the <b>main.cf</b> configuration file in the named
directory instead of the default configuration
directory.
<b>-l</b> <i>lock</i><b>_</b><i>style</i>
Override the locking method specified via the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#mailbox_delivery_lock">mail</a>-</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#mailbox_delivery_lock">box_delivery_lock</a></b> configuration parameter (see
below).
<b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
verbose.
Arguments:
<i>file</i> A mailbox file. The user should have read/write
permission.
<i>command...</i>
The command to execute while <i>file</i> is locked for
exclusive access. The command is executed
directly, i.e. without interpretation by a shell
command interpreter.
<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
The result status is 75 (EX_TEMPFAIL) when <b>postlock</b> could
not perform the requested operation. Otherwise, the exit
status is the exit status from the command.
<b>BUGS</b>
With remote file systems, the ability to acquire a lock
does not necessarily eliminate access conflicts. Avoid
file access by processes running on different machines.
<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
<b>MAIL_CONFIG</b>
Directory with Postfix configuration files.
<b>MAIL_VERBOSE</b>
Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.
<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b>
The following <b>main.cf</b> parameters are especially relevant
to this program. The text below provides only a parameter
summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html">postconf(5)</a> for more details including exam-
ples.
<b>LOCKING CONTROLS</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#deliver_lock_attempts">deliver_lock_attempts</a> (20)</b>
The maximal number of attempts to acquire an exclu-
sive lock on a mailbox file or <a href="bounce.8.html">bounce(8)</a> logfile.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#deliver_lock_delay">deliver_lock_delay</a> (1s)</b>
The time between attempts to acquire an exclusive
lock on a mailbox file or <a href="bounce.8.html">bounce(8)</a> logfile.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#stale_lock_time">stale_lock_time</a> (500s)</b>
The time after which a stale exclusive mailbox
lockfile is removed.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#mailbox_delivery_lock">mailbox_delivery_lock</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
How to lock a UNIX-style <a href="local.8.html">local(8)</a> mailbox before
attempting delivery.
<b>RESOURCE AND RATE CONTROLS</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_attempts">fork_attempts</a> (5)</b>
The maximal number of attempts to fork() a child
process.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#fork_delay">fork_delay</a> (1s)</b>
The delay between attempts to fork() a child pro-
cess.
<b>MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The default location of the Postfix main.cf and
master.cf configuration files.
<b>SEE ALSO</b>
<a href="postconf.5.html">postconf(5)</a>, configuration parameters
<b>LICENSE</b>
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
POSTLOCK(1)
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