POSTKICK(1) POSTKICK(1)

NAME
       postkick - kick a Postfix service

SYNOPSIS
       ppoossttkkiicckk [-cc configdir] [-vv] class service request

DESCRIPTION
       The  ppoossttkkiicckk  command  sends  request  to the specified service over a
       local transport channel.  This command makes Postfix private IPC acces-
       sible for use in, for example, shell scripts.

       Options:

       -cc configdir
              Read  the  mmaaiinn..ccff  configuration  file  in  the named directory
              instead of the default configuration directory.

       -vv     Enable verbose  logging  for  debugging  purposes.  Multiple  -vv
              options make the software increasingly verbose.

       Arguments:

       class  Name  of  a  class  of local transport channel endpoints, either
              ppuubblliicc (accessible by any local user) or pprriivvaattee (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       MMAAIILLCCOONNFFIIGG
              Directory with Postfix configuration files.

       MMAAIILLVVEERRBBOOSSEE
              Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.

CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
       The  following  mmaaiinn..ccff parameters are especially relevant to this pro-
       gram.  The text below provides only  a  parameter  summary.  See  post-
       conf(5) for more details including examples.

       ccoonnffiiggddiirreeccttoorryy ((sseeee ''ppoossttccoonnff -dd'' oouuttppuutt))
              The  default  location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf con-
              figuration files.

       aapppplliiccaattiioonneevveennttddrraaiinnttiimmee ((110000ss))
              How long the postkick(1) command waits for a  request  to  enter
              the server's input buffer before giving up.

       qquueeuueeddiirreeccttoorryy ((sseeee ''ppoossttccoonnff -dd'' oouuttppuutt))
              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

LLIICCEENNSSEE
       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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