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\fBpostqueue\fR [\fB-c \fIconfig_dir\fR] \fB-f\fR
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\fBpostqueue\fR [\fB-c \fIconfig_dir\fR] \fB-p\fR
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\fBpostqueue\fR [\fB-c \fIconfig_dir\fR] \fB-s \fIsite\fR
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The \fBpostqueue\fR program implements the Postfix user interface
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for queue management. It implements operations that are
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traditionally available via the \fBsendmail\fR(1) command.
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See the \fBpostsuper\fR(1) command for queue operations
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that require super-user privileges such as deleting a message
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from the queue or changing the status of a message.
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The following options are recognized:
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.IP "\fB-c \fIconfig_dir\fR"
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The \fBmain.cf\fR configuration file is in the named directory
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instead of the default configuration directory. See also the
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MAIL_CONFIG environment setting below.
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Flush the queue: attempt to deliver all queued mail.
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This option implements the traditional \fBsendmail -q\fR command,
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by contacting the Postfix \fBqmgr\fR(8) daemon.
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Warning: flushing undeliverable mail frequently will result in
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poor delivery performance of all other mail.
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Produce a traditional sendmail-style queue listing.
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This option implements the traditional \fBmailq\fR command,
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by contacting the Postfix \fBshowq\fR(8) daemon.
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Each queue entry shows the queue file ID, message
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size, arrival time, sender, and the recipients that still need to
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be delivered. If mail could not be delivered upon the last attempt,
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the reason for failure is shown. This mode of operation is implemented
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by executing the \fBpostqueue\fR(1) command. The queue ID string
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is followed by an optional status character:
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The message is in the \fBactive\fR queue, i.e. the message is
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selected for delivery.
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The message is in the \fBhold\fR queue, i.e. no further delivery
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attempt will be made until the mail is taken off hold.
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.IP "\fB-s \fIsite\fR"
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Schedule immediate delivery of all mail that is queued for the named
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\fIsite\fR. The site must be eligible for the "fast flush" service.
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See \fBflush\fR(8) for more information about the "fast flush"
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This option implements the traditional \fBsendmail -qR\fIsite\fR
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command, by contacting the Postfix \fBflush\fR(8) daemon.
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Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple \fB-v\fR
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options make the software increasingly verbose.
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This program is designed to run with set-group ID privileges, so
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that it can connect to Postfix daemon processes.
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Problems are logged to \fBsyslogd\fR(8) and to the standard error
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Directory with the \fBmain.cf\fR file. In order to avoid exploitation
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of set-group ID privileges, a non-standard directory is allowed only
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The name is listed in the standard \fBmain.cf\fR file with the
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\fBalternate_config_directories\fR configuration parameter.
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The command is invoked by the super-user.
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.SH "CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS"
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The following \fBmain.cf\fR parameters are especially relevant to
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The text below provides only a parameter summary. See
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postconf(5) for more details including examples.
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.IP "\fBalternate_config_directories (empty)\fR"
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A list of non-default Postfix configuration directories that may
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be specified with "-c config_directory" on the command line, or
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via the MAIL_CONFIG environment parameter.
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.IP "\fBconfig_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf
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.IP "\fBcommand_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The location of all postfix administrative commands.
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.IP "\fBfast_flush_domains ($relay_domains)\fR"
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Optional list of destinations that are eligible for per-destination
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logfiles with mail that is queued to those destinations.
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.IP "\fBimport_environment (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The list of environment parameters that a Postfix process will
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import from a non-Postfix parent process.
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.IP "\fBqueue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
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The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
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.IP "\fBsyslog_facility (mail)\fR"
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The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
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.IP "\fBsyslog_name (postfix)\fR"
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The mail system name that is prepended to the process name in syslog
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records, so that "smtpd" becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
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.IP "\fBtrigger_timeout (10s)\fR"
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The time limit for sending a trigger to a Postfix daemon (for
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example, the pickup(8) or qmgr(8) daemon).
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/var/spool/postfix, mail queue
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qmgr(8), queue manager
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showq(8), list mail queue
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flush(8), fast flush service
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sendmail(1), Sendmail-compatible user interface
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postsuper(1), privileged queue operations
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Use "\fBpostconf readme_directory\fR" or
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"\fBpostconf html_directory\fR" to locate this information.
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ETRN_README, Postfix ETRN howto
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The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
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The postqueue command was introduced with Postfix version 1.1.
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IBM T.J. Watson Research
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Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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man/man1/postqueue.1
