173 lines
5.8 KiB
Groff
173 lines
5.8 KiB
Groff
.TH MASTER 8
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.SH NAME
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master
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\-
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Postfix master process
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBmaster\fR [\fB-Dtv\fR] [\fB-c \fIconfig_dir\fR]
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[\fB-e \fIexit_time\fR]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fBmaster\fR daemon is the resident process that runs Postfix
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daemons on demand: daemons to send or receive messages via the
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network, daemons to deliver mail locally, etc. These daemons are
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created on demand up to a configurable maximum number per service.
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Postfix daemons terminate voluntarily, either after being idle for
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a configurable amount of time, or after having serviced a
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configurable number of requests. Exceptions to this rule are the
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resident queue manager and the resident address verification server.
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The behavior of the \fBmaster\fR daemon is controlled by the
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\fBmaster.cf\fR configuration file. The table specifies zero or
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more servers in the \fBUNIX\fR or \fBINET\fR domain, or servers
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that take requests from a FIFO. Precise configuration details are
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given in the \fBmaster.cf\fR file, and in the manual pages of the
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respective daemons.
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Options:
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.IP "\fB-c \fIconfig_dir\fR"
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Read the \fBmain.cf\fR and \fBmaster.cf\fR configuration files in
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the named directory instead of the default configuration directory.
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.IP "\fB-e \fIexit_time\fR"
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Terminate the master process after \fIexit_time\fR seconds. Child
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processes terminate at their convenience.
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.IP \fB-D\fR
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After initialization, run a debugger on the master process. The
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debugging command is specified with the \fBdebugger_command\fR in
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the \fBmain.cf\fR global configuration file.
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.IP \fB-t\fR
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Test mode. Return a zero exit status when the \fBmaster.pid\fR lock
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file does not exist or when that file is not locked. This is evidence
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that the \fBmaster\fR daemon is not running.
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.IP \fB-v\fR
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Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. This option
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is passed on to child processes. Multiple \fB-v\fR options
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make the software increasingly verbose.
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.PP
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Signals:
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.IP \fBSIGHUP\fR
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Upon receipt of a \fBHUP\fR signal (e.g., after \fBpostfix reload\fR),
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the master process re-reads its configuration files. If a service has
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been removed from the \fBmaster.cf\fR file, its running processes
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are terminated immediately.
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Otherwise, running processes are allowed to terminate as soon
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as is convenient, so that changes in configuration settings
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affect only new service requests.
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.IP \fBSIGTERM\fR
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Upon receipt of a \fBTERM\fR signal (e.g., after \fBpostfix abort\fR),
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the master process passes the signal on to its child processes and
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terminates.
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This is useful for an emergency shutdown. Normally one would
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terminate only the master (\fBpostfix stop\fR) and allow running
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processes to finish what they are doing.
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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Problems are reported to \fBsyslogd\fR(8).
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.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
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.IP \fBMAIL_DEBUG\fR
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After initialization, start a debugger as specified with the
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\fBdebugger_command\fR configuration parameter in the \fBmain.cf\fR
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configuration file.
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.IP \fBMAIL_CONFIG\fR
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Directory with Postfix configuration files.
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.SH "CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS"
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Unlike most Postfix daemon processes, the master(8) server does
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not automatically pick up changes to \fBmain.cf\fR. Changes
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to \fBmaster.cf\fR are never picked up automatically.
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Use the \fBpostfix reload\fR command after a configuration change.
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.SH "RESOURCE AND RATE CONTROLS"
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.IP "\fBdaemon_timeout (18000s)\fR"
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How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to handle a
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request before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer.
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.IP "\fBdefault_process_limit (100)\fR"
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The default maximal number of Postfix child processes that provide
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a given service.
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.IP "\fBmax_idle (100s)\fR"
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The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix daemon process
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waits for the next service request before exiting.
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.IP "\fBmax_use (100)\fR"
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The maximal number of connection requests before a Postfix daemon
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process terminates.
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.IP "\fBservice_throttle_time (60s)\fR"
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How long the Postfix master(8) waits before forking a server that
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appears to be malfunctioning.
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.SH "MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS"
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.IP "\fBconfig_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf
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configuration files.
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.IP "\fBdaemon_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The directory with Postfix support programs and daemon programs.
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.IP "\fBdebugger_command (empty)\fR"
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The external command to execute when a Postfix daemon program is
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invoked with the -D option.
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.IP "\fBinet_interfaces (all)\fR"
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The network interface addresses that this mail system receives mail
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on.
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.IP "\fBimport_environment (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The list of environment parameters that a Postfix process will
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import from a non-Postfix parent process.
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.IP "\fBmail_owner (postfix)\fR"
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The UNIX system account that owns the Postfix queue and most Postfix
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daemon processes.
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.IP "\fBprocess_id (read-only)\fR"
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The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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.IP "\fBprocess_name (read-only)\fR"
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The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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.IP "\fBqueue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
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.IP "\fBsyslog_facility (mail)\fR"
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The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
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.IP "\fBsyslog_name (postfix)\fR"
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The mail system name that is prepended to the process name in syslog
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records, so that "smtpd" becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
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.SH "FILES"
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/etc/postfix/main.cf, global configuration file.
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/etc/postfix/master.cf, master server configuration file.
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/var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid, master lock file.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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qmgr(8), queue manager
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verify(8), address verification
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postconf(5), configuration parameters
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syslogd(8), system logging
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.SH "LICENSE"
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The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
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.SH "AUTHOR(S)"
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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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