POSTKICK(1) POSTKICK(1)
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 exam-
ple, shell scripts.
Options:
-c config_dir
Read the main.cf configuration file in the named
directory instead of the default configuration
directory.
-v Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
tiple -v options make the software increasingly
verbose.
Arguments:
class Name of a class of local transport channel end-
points, 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 exam-
ples.
config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
The default location of the Postfix main.cf and
master.cf configuration files.
application_event_drain_time (100s)
How long the postkick(1) command waits for a
request to enter the server's input buffer before
giving up.
queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
tory.
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
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