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| "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> POSTQUEUE(1) POSTQUEUE(1) NAME postqueue - Postfix queue control SYNOPSIS postqueue [-c config_dir] -f postqueue [-c config_dir] -p postqueue [-c config_dir] -s site DESCRIPTION The postqueue program implements the Postfix user inter- face for queue management. It implements operations that are traditionally available via the sendmail(1) command. See the postsuper(1) command for queue operations that require super-user privileges such as deleting a message from the queue or changing the status of a message. The following options are recognized: -c config_dir The main.cf configuration file is in the named directory instead of the default configuration directory. See also the MAIL_CONFIG environment setting below. -f Flush the queue: attempt to deliver all queued mail. This option implements the traditional sendmail -q command, by contacting the Postfix qmgr(8) daemon. Warning: flushing undeliverable mail frequently will result in poor delivery performance of all other mail. -p Produce a traditional sendmail-style queue listing. This option implements the traditional mailq com- mand, by contacting the Postfix showq(8) daemon. Each queue entry shows the queue file ID, message size, arrival time, sender, and the recipients that still need to be delivered. If mail could not be delivered upon the last attempt, the reason for failure is shown. This mode of operation is imple- mented by executing the postqueue(1) command. The queue ID string is followed by an optional status character: * The message is in the active queue, i.e. the message is selected for delivery. ! The message is in the hold queue, i.e. no further delivery attempt will be made until the mail is taken off hold. -s site Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is queued for the named site. The site must be eligi- ble for the "fast flush" service. See flush(8) for more information about the "fast flush" service. This option implements the traditional sendmail -qRsite command, by contacting the Postfix flush(8) daemon. -v Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul- tiple -v options make the software increasingly verbose. SECURITY This program is designed to run with set-group ID privi- leges, so that it can connect to Postfix daemon processes. DIAGNOSTICS Problems are logged to syslogd(8) and to the standard error stream. ENVIRONMENT MAIL_CONFIG Directory with the main.cf file. In order to avoid exploitation of set-group ID privileges, a non- standard directory is allowed only if: o The name is listed in the standard main.cf file with the alternate_config_directories configuration parameter. o The command is invoked by the super-user. CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS The following main.cf parameters are especially relevant to this program. The text below provides only a parameter summary. See postconf(5) for more details including exam- ples. alternate_config_directories (empty) A list of non-default Postfix configuration direc- tories that may be specified with "-c config_direc- tory" on the command line, or via the MAIL_CONFIG environment parameter. config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output) The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf configuration files. command_directory (see 'postconf -d' output) The location of all postfix administrative com- mands. fast_flush_domains ($relay_domains) Optional list of destinations that are eligible for per-destination logfiles with mail that is queued to those destinations. import_environment (see 'postconf -d' output) The list of environment parameters that a Postfix process will import from a non-Postfix parent pro- cess. queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output) The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc- tory. syslog_facility (mail) The syslog facility of Postfix logging. syslog_name (postfix) The mail system name that is prepended to the pro- cess name in syslog records, so that "smtpd" becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd". trigger_timeout (10s) The time limit for sending a trigger to a Postfix daemon (for example, the pickup(8) or qmgr(8) dae- mon). FILES /var/spool/postfix, mail queue SEE ALSO qmgr(8), queue manager showq(8), list mail queue flush(8), fast flush service sendmail(1), Sendmail-compatible user interface postsuper(1), privileged queue operations README FILES ETRN_README, Postfix ETRN howto LICENSE The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. HISTORY The postqueue command was introduced with Postfix version 1.1. AUTHOR(S) Wietse Venema IBM T.J. Watson Research P.O. Box 704 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA POSTQUEUE(1) |