postkick - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
postkick
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kick a Postfix service
SYNOPSIS
postkick [
-c config_dir] [
-v]
class service request
DESCRIPTION
The
postkick(1) command sends
request to the
specified
service over a local transport channel.
This command makes Postfix private IPC accessible
for use in, for example, shell scripts.
Options:
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-c config_dir
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Read the main.cf configuration file in the named directory
instead of the default configuration directory.
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-v
|
Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple -v
options make the software increasingly verbose.
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Arguments:
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class
|
Name of a class of local transport channel endpoints,
either public (accessible by any local user) or
private (administrative access only).
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service
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The name of a local transport endpoint within the named class.
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request
|
A string. The list of valid requests is service-specific.
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DIAGNOSTICS
Problems and transactions are logged to the standard error
stream.
ENVIRONMENT
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MAIL_CONFIG
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Directory with Postfix configuration files.
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MAIL_VERBOSE
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Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.
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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 examples.
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config_directory (see ’postconf -d’ output)
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The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf
configuration files.
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application_event_drain_time (100s)
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How long the postkick(1) command waits for a request to enter the
server’s input buffer before giving up.
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queue_directory (see ’postconf -d’ output)
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The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
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FILES
/var/spool/postfix/private, private class endpoints
/var/spool/postfix/public, public class endpoints
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SEE ALSO
LICENSE
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
AUTHOR(S)
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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