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authorperry <perry@NetBSD.org>2002-02-02 23:10:24 +0000
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Postfix 1.1.2
(Postfix releases are now numbered -- 1.1.2 means 1.1, patchlevel 2.) Lots of new features, same great security.
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POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1)
-
<b>NAME</b>
postfix - Postfix control program
@@ -12,36 +9,41 @@ POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1)
<b>postfix</b> [<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>] [<b>-D</b>] [<b>-v</b>] <i>command</i>
<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
- The <b>postfix</b> command controls the operation of the Postfix
- mail system: start or stop the <b>master</b> daemon, do a health
- check, and other maintenance. The command sets up a stan-
- dardized environment and runs the <b>postfix-script</b> shell
- script to do the actual work.
+ This command is reserved for the super-user. To submit
+ mail, use the Postfix <b>sendmail</b> command.
+
+ The <b>postfix</b> command controls the operation of the Postfix
+ mail system: start or stop the <b>master</b> daemon, do a health
+ check, and other maintenance.
+
+ The <b>postfix</b> command sets up a standardized environment and
+ runs the <b>postfix-script</b> shell script to do the actual
+ work.
The following commands are implemented:
- <b>check</b> Validate the Postfix mail system configuration.
- Warn about bad directory/file ownership or permis-
+ <b>check</b> Validate the Postfix mail system configuration.
+ Warn about bad directory/file ownership or permis-
sions, and create missing directories.
- <b>start</b> Start the Postfix mail system. This also runs the
+ <b>start</b> Start the Postfix mail system. This also runs the
configuration check described above.
<b>stop</b> Stop the Postfix mail system in an orderly fashion.
Running processes are allowed to terminate at their
earliest convenience.
- Note: in order to refresh the Postfix mail system
- after a configuration change, do not use the <b>start</b>
- and <b>stop</b> commands in succession. Use the <b>reload</b>
+ Note: in order to refresh the Postfix mail system
+ after a configuration change, do not use the <b>start</b>
+ and <b>stop</b> commands in succession. Use the <b>reload</b>
command instead.
<b>abort</b> Stop the Postfix mail system abruptly. Running pro-
cesses are signaled to stop immediately.
<b>flush</b> Force delivery: attempt to deliver every message in
- the deferred mail queue. Normally, attempts to
- deliver delayed mail happen at regular intervals,
+ the deferred mail queue. Normally, attempts to
+ deliver delayed mail happen at regular intervals,
the interval doubling after each failed attempt.
<b>reload</b> Re-read configuration files. Running processes ter-
@@ -50,35 +52,23 @@ POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1)
The following options are implemented:
<b>-c</b> <i>config_dir</i>
- Read the <b>main.cf</b> and <b>master.cf</b> configuration files
- in the named directory instead of the default con-
+ Read the <b>main.cf</b> and <b>master.cf</b> configuration files
+ in the named directory instead of the default con-
figuration directory. Use this to distinguish
- between multiple Postfix instances on the same
+ between multiple Postfix instances on the same
host.
<b>-D</b> (with <b>postfix</b> <b>start</b> only)
Run each Postfix daemon under control of a debugger
as specified via the <b>debugger</b><i>_</i><b>command</b> configuration
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-POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1)
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parameter.
<b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
- tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
+ tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
verbose.
<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
- The <b>postfix</b> command sets the following environment vari-
+ The <b>postfix</b> command sets the following environment vari-
ables:
<b>MAIL</b><i>_</i><b>CONFIG</b>
@@ -92,50 +82,71 @@ POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1)
This is set when the -D command-line option is pre-
sent.
- The following configuration parameters are made available
- as process environment variables with the same names:
+<b>CONFIGURATION</b> <b>PARAMETERS</b>
+ The following <b>main.cf</b> configuration parameters are made
+ available as process environment variables with the same
+ names:
<b>command</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
- Directory with Postfix support commands (default:
- <b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>).
+ Directory with Postfix administrative commands.
<b>daemon</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
- Directory with Postfix daemon programs (default:
- <b>$program</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>).
+ Directory with Postfix daemon programs.
<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
Directory with Postfix configuration files and with
administrative shell scripts.
<b>queue</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
- The directory with the Postfix queue directory (and
- with some files needed for programs running in a
- chrooted environment).
+ The directory with Postfix queue files, with local
+ inter-process communication endpoints, and with
+ files needed for daemon programs that run in the
+ optional chrooted environment.
<b>mail</b><i>_</i><b>owner</b>
- The owner of the Postfix queue and of most Postfix
- processes.
+ The owner of Postfix queue files and of most Post-
+ fix processes.
-<b>FILES</b>
- $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/postfix-script</b>, administrative commands
-
-<b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b>
- <a href="master.8.html">master(8)</a> Postfix master program
+ <b>setgid</b><i>_</i><b>group</b>
+ The group for mail submission and queue management
+ commands.
-<b>LICENSE</b>
- The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
- software.
+ <b>sendmail</b><i>_</i><b>path</b>
+ The full pathname for the Postfix sendmail command.
+ <b>newaliases</b><i>_</i><b>path</b>
+ The full pathname for the Postfix newaliases com-
+ mand.
+ <b>mailq</b><i>_</i><b>path</b>
+ The full pathname for the Postfix mailq command.
- 2
+ <b>manpage</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
+ The directory for the Postfix on-line manual pages.
+ <b>sample</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
+ The directory for the Postfix sample configuration
+ files.
+ <b>readme</b><i>_</i><b>directory</b>
+ The directory for the Postfix README files.
+<b>Other</b> <b>configuration</b> <b>parameters</b>
+ <b>import</b><i>_</i><b>environment</b>
+ List of names of environment parameters that can be
+ imported from non-Postfix processes.
+<b>FILES</b>
+ $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/postfix-script</b>, administrative commands
+ $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/main.cf</b>, configuration parameters
+ $<b>config</b><i>_</i><b>directory/master.cf</b>, Postfix daemon processes
-POSTFIX(1) POSTFIX(1)
+<b>SEE</b> <b>ALSO</b>
+ <a href="master.8.html">master(8)</a> Postfix master program
+<b>LICENSE</b>
+ The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
+ software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
Wietse Venema
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P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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