POSTKICK(1) General Commands Manual 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 example, shell scripts.
Options:
-c config_dir
Read the main.cf configuration file in the named directory instead of the default configuration direc‐
tory.
-v Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple -v options make the software increasingly ver‐
bose.
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 (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 Postfix daemon process input buffer
before giving up.
queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
FILES
/var/spool/postfix/private, private class endpoints
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P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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