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6 postqueue - Postfix queue control
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9 postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -f
10 postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -i queue_id
11 postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -p
12 postqueue [-v] [-c config_dir] -s site
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15 The postqueue(1) command implements the Postfix user interface for
16 queue management. It implements operations that are traditionally
17 available via the sendmail(1) command. See the postsuper(1) command
18 for queue operations that require super-user privileges such as delet‐
19 ing a message from the queue or changing the status of a message.
20 The following options are recognized:
22 -c config_dir
24 The main.cf configuration file is in the named directory instead
25 of the default configuration directory. See also the MAIL_CONFIG
26 environment setting below.
27 -f Flush the queue: attempt to deliver all queued mail.
29 This option implements the traditional "sendmail -q" command, by
31 contacting the Postfix qmgr(8) daemon.
32 Warning: flushing undeliverable mail frequently will result in
34 poor delivery performance of all other mail.
35 -i queue_id
37 Schedule immediate delivery of deferred mail with the specified
38 queue ID.
39 This option implements the traditional sendmail -qI command, by
41 contacting the flush(8) server.
42 This feature is available with Postfix version 2.4 and later.
44 -p Produce a traditional sendmail-style queue listing. This option
46 implements the traditional mailq command, by contacting the
47 Postfix showq(8) daemon.
48 Each queue entry shows the queue file ID, message size, arrival
50 time, sender, and the recipients that still need to be deliv‐
51 ered. If mail could not be delivered upon the last attempt, the
52 reason for failure is shown. The queue ID string is followed by
53 an optional status character:
54 * The message is in the active queue, i.e. the message is
56 selected for delivery.
57 ! The message is in the hold queue, i.e. no further deliv‐
59 ery attempt will be made until the mail is taken off
60 hold.
61 -s site
63 Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is queued for the
64 named site. A numerical site must be specified as a valid RFC
65 2821 address literal enclosed in [], just like in email
66 addresses. The site must be eligible for the "fast flush" ser‐
67 vice. See flush(8) for more information about the "fast flush"
68 service.
69 This option implements the traditional "sendmail -qRsite" com‐
71 mand, by contacting the Postfix flush(8) daemon.
72 -v Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple -v
74 options make the software increasingly verbose. As of Postfix
75 2.3, this option is available for the super-user only.
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78 This program is designed to run with set-group ID privileges, so that
79 it can connect to Postfix daemon processes.
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82 Problems are logged to syslogd(8) and to the standard error stream.
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85 MAIL_CONFIG
86 Directory with the main.cf file. In order to avoid exploitation
87 of set-group ID privileges, a non-standard directory is allowed
88 only if:
89 · The name is listed in the standard main.cf file with the
91 alternate_config_directories configuration parameter.
92 · The command is invoked by the super-user.
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96 The following main.cf parameters are especially relevant to this pro‐
97 gram. The text below provides only a parameter summary. See post‐
98 conf(5) for more details including examples.
99 alternate_config_directories (empty)
101 A list of non-default Postfix configuration directories that may
102 be specified with "-c config_directory" on the command line, or
103 via the MAIL_CONFIG environment parameter.
104 config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
106 The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf con‐
107 figuration files.
108 command_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
110 The location of all postfix administrative commands.
111 fast_flush_domains ($relay_domains)
113 Optional list of destinations that are eligible for per-destina‐
114 tion logfiles with mail that is queued to those destinations.
115 import_environment (see 'postconf -d' output)
117 The list of environment parameters that a Postfix process will
118 import from a non-Postfix parent process.
119 queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
121 The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
122 syslog_facility (mail)
124 The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
125 syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
127 The mail system name that is prepended to the process name in
128 syslog records, so that "smtpd" becomes, for example, "post‐
129 fix/smtpd".
130 trigger_timeout (10s)
132 The time limit for sending a trigger to a Postfix daemon (for
133 example, the pickup(8) or qmgr(8) daemon).
134 Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:
136 authorized_flush_users (static:anyone)
138 List of users who are authorized to flush the queue.
139 authorized_mailq_users (static:anyone)
141 List of users who are authorized to view the queue.
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144 /var/spool/postfix, mail queue
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147 qmgr(8), queue manager
148 showq(8), list mail queue
149 flush(8), fast flush service
150 sendmail(1), Sendmail-compatible user interface
151 postsuper(1), privileged queue operations
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154 Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to locate
155 this information.
156 ETRN_README, Postfix ETRN howto
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159 The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
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162 The postqueue command was introduced with Postfix version 1.1.
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165 Wietse Venema
166 IBM T.J. Watson Research
167 P.O. Box 704
168 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
169 POSTQUEUE(1)