1POSTLOCK(1) General Commands Manual POSTLOCK(1)
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6 postlock - lock mail folder and execute command
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9 postlock [-c config_dir] [-l lock_style]
10 [-v] file command...
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13 The postlock(1) command locks file for exclusive access, and executes
14 command. The locking method is compatible with the Postfix UNIX-style
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19 -c config_dir
20 Read the main.cf configuration file in the named directory
21 instead of the default configuration directory.
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23 -l lock_style
24 Override the locking method specified via the mailbox_deliv‐
25 ery_lock configuration parameter (see below).
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27 -v Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple -v
28 options make the software increasingly verbose.
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32 file A mailbox file. The user should have read/write permission.
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35 The command to execute while file is locked for exclusive
36 access. The command is executed directly, i.e. without inter‐
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40 The result status is 75 (EX_TEMPFAIL) when postlock(1) could not per‐
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45 With remote file systems, the ability to acquire a lock does not neces‐
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50 MAIL_CONFIG
51 Directory with Postfix configuration files.
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54 Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.
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57 The following main.cf parameters are especially relevant to this pro‐
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62 deliver_lock_attempts (20)
63 The maximal number of attempts to acquire an exclusive lock on a
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66 deliver_lock_delay (1s)
67 The time between attempts to acquire an exclusive lock on a
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70 stale_lock_time (500s)
71 The time after which a stale exclusive mailbox lockfile is
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75 How to lock a UNIX-style local(8) mailbox before attempting
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80 The maximal number of attempts to fork() a child process.
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83 The delay between attempts to fork() a child process.
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86 config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
87 The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf con‐
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90 import_environment (see 'postconf -d' output)
91 The list of environment parameters that a privileged Postfix
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99 The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
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102 Wietse Venema
103 IBM T.J. Watson Research
104 P.O. Box 704
105 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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107 Wietse Venema
108 Google, Inc.
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