NAME
postkick
-
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:
"-c
Read the main.cf configuration file in the named directory
instead of the default configuration directory.
-v
Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple -v
options make the software increasingly verbose.
Arguments:
class
Name of a class of local transport channel endpoints,
either public (accessible by any local user) or
private (administrative access only).
service
The name of a local transport endpoint within the named class.
request
A string. The list of valid requests is service-specific.
DIAGNOSTICS
Problems and transactions are logged to the standard error
stream.
ENVIRONMENT
MAIL_CONFIG
Directory with Postfix configuration files.
MAIL_VERBOSE
Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.
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.
"config_directory
The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf
configuration files.
"application_event_drain_time
How long the postkick(1) command waits for a request to enter the
server's input buffer before giving up.
"queue_directory
The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
FILES
/var/spool/postfix/private, private class endpoints
/var/spool/postfix/public, public class endpoints
SEE ALSO
qmgr(8), queue manager trigger protocol
pickup(8), local pickup daemon
postconf(5), configuration parameters
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