postlogd(8)

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NAME

6       postlogd - Postfix internal log server
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SYNOPSIS

9       postlogd [generic Postfix daemon options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       This program logs events on behalf of Postfix programs when the maillog
13       configuration parameter specifies a non-empty value.
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BUGS

16       Non-daemon Postfix programs don't know that they should log to the  in‐
17       ternal  logging service before they have processed command-line options
18       and main.cf parameters. These programs still log earlier events to  the
19       syslog service.
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21       If  Postfix  is down, the non-daemon programs postfix(1), postsuper(1),
22       postmulti(1), and postlog(1), will log directly to $maillog_file. These
23       programs expect to run with root privileges, for example during Postfix
24       start-up, reload, or shutdown.
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26       Other non-daemon Postfix programs will never write directly  to  $mail‐
27       log_file (also, logging to stdout would interfere with the operation of
28       some of these programs). These programs can log to postlogd(8) if  they
29       are run by the super-user, or if their executable file has set-gid per‐
30       mission. Do not set this permission on programs other than postdrop(1),
31       postqueue(1) and (Postfix >= 3.7) postlog(1).
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CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS

34       Changes  to  main.cf  are  picked up automatically, as postlogd(8) pro‐
35       cesses run for only a limited amount of time. Use the command  "postfix
36       reload" to speed up a change.
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38       The  text  below provides only a parameter summary. See postconf(5) for
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41       config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
42              The default location of the Postfix main.cf and  master.cf  con‐
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45       maillog_file (empty)
46              The  name  of an optional logfile that is written by the Postfix
47              postlogd(8) service.
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49       process_id (read-only)
50              The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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52       process_name (read-only)
53              The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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55       syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
56              A prefix that  is  prepended  to  the  process  name  in  syslog
57              records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd".
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59       service_name (read-only)
60              The master.cf service name of a Postfix daemon process.
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63              How  much  time  a postlogd(8) process may take to process a re‐
64              quest before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer.
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README_FILES

71       Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to  locate
72       this information.
73       MAILLOG_README, Postfix logging to file or stdout
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LICENSE

76       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
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HISTORY

79       This service was introduced with Postfix version 3.4.
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AUTHOR(S)

82       Wietse Venema
83       Google, Inc.
84       111 8th Avenue
85       New York, NY 10011, USA
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