1 <!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" 2 "https://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> 3 <html> <head> 4 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> 5 <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='postfix-doc.css'> 6 <title> Postfix manual - postsuper(1) </title> 7 </head> <body> <pre> 8 POSTSUPER(1) POSTSUPER(1) 9 10 <b><a name="name">NAME</a></b> 11 postsuper - Postfix superintendent 12 13 <b><a name="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</a></b> 14 <b>postsuper</b> [<b>-psSv</b>] 15 [<b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>] [<b>-d</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] 16 [<b>-e</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<b>-f</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] 17 [<b>-h</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<b>-H</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] 18 [<b>-r</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<i>directory ...</i>] 19 20 <b><a name="description">DESCRIPTION</a></b> 21 The <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> command does maintenance jobs on the Postfix queue. 22 Use of the command is restricted to the superuser. See the 23 <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command for unprivileged queue operations such as listing 24 or flushing the mail queue. 25 26 By default, <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> performs the operations requested with the <b>-s</b> 27 and <b>-p</b> command-line options on all Postfix queue directories - this 28 includes the <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b>, <b>deferred</b>, and <b>hold</b> directories with mes- 29 sage files and the <b>bounce</b>, <b>defer</b>, <b>trace</b> and <b>flush</b> directories with log 30 files. 31 32 Options: 33 34 <b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i> 35 The <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> configuration file is in the named directory instead 36 of the default configuration directory. See also the MAIL_CONFIG 37 environment setting below. 38 39 <b>-d</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> 40 Delete one message with the named queue ID from the named mail 41 queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>). 42 43 To delete multiple files, specify the <b>-d</b> option multiple times, 44 or specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> to read queue IDs from standard 45 input. For example, to delete all mail with exactly one recipi- 46 ent <b>user (a] example.com</b>: 47 48 postqueue -j | jq -r ' 49 # See JSON OBJECT FORMAT section in the <a href="postqueue.1.html">postqueue(1)</a> manpage 50 select(.recipients[0].address == "user (a] example.com") 51 | select(.recipients[1].address == null) 52 | .queue_id 53 ' | postsuper -d - 54 55 (note the "jq -r" option), or the historical form: 56 57 mailq | tail -n +2 | grep -v '^ *(' | awk 'BEGIN { RS = "" } 58 # $7=sender, $8=recipient1, $9=recipient2 59 { if ($8 == "user (a] example.com" && $9 == "") 60 print $1 } 61 ' | tr -d '*!' | postsuper -d - 62 63 Specify "<b>-d ALL</b>" to remove all messages; for example, specify 64 "<b>-d ALL deferred</b>" to delete all mail in the <b>deferred</b> queue. As 65 a safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case. 66 67 Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with Postfix <= 68 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no). 69 There is a very small possibility that postsuper deletes the 70 wrong message file when it is executed while the Postfix mail 71 system is delivering mail. 72 73 The scenario is as follows: 74 75 1) The Postfix queue manager deletes the message that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>post-</b></a> 76 <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>super</b>(1)</a> is asked to delete, because Postfix is finished 77 with the message (it is delivered, or it is returned to 78 the sender). 79 80 2) New mail arrives, and the new message is given the same 81 queue ID as the message that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> is supposed to 82 delete. The probability for reusing a deleted queue ID 83 is about 1 in 2**15 (the number of different microsecond 84 values that the system clock can distinguish within a 85 second). 86 87 3) <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> deletes the new message, instead of the old 88 message that it should have deleted. 89 90 <b>-e</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> 91 92 <b>-f</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> 93 Request forced expiration for one message with the named queue 94 ID in the named mail queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> 95 and <b>deferred</b>). 96 97 <b>o</b> The message will be returned to the sender when the queue 98 manager attempts to deliver that message (note that Post- 99 fix will never deliver messages in the <b>hold</b> queue). 100 101 <b>o</b> The <b>-e</b> and <b>-f</b> options both request forced expiration. The 102 difference is that <b>-f</b> will also release a message if it 103 is in the <b>hold</b> queue. With <b>-e</b>, such a message would not 104 be returned to the sender until it is released with <b>-f</b> or 105 <b>-H</b>. 106 107 <b>o</b> When a deferred message is force-expired, the return mes- 108 sage will state the reason for the delay. Otherwise, the 109 reason will be "message is administratively expired". 110 111 To expire multiple files, specify the <b>-e</b> or <b>-f</b> option multiple 112 times, or specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> to read queue IDs from stan- 113 dard input (see the <b>-d</b> option above for an example, but be sure 114 to replace <b>-d</b> in the example). 115 116 Specify "<b>-e ALL</b>" or "<b>-f ALL</b>" to expire all messages; for exam- 117 ple, specify "<b>-e ALL deferred</b>" to expire all mail in the 118 <b>deferred</b> queue. As a safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be spec- 119 ified in upper case. 120 121 These features are available in Postfix 3.5 and later. 122 123 <b>-h</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> 124 Put mail "on hold" so that no attempt is made to deliver it. 125 Move one message with the named queue ID from the named mail 126 queue(s) (default: <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>) to the <b>hold</b> 127 queue. 128 129 To hold multiple files, specify the <b>-h</b> option multiple times, or 130 specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> to read queue IDs from standard input. 131 132 Specify "<b>-h ALL</b>" to hold all messages; for example, specify "<b>-h</b> 133 <b>ALL deferred</b>" to hold all mail in the <b>deferred</b> queue. As a 134 safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case. 135 136 Note: while mail is "on hold" it will not expire when its time 137 in the queue exceeds the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#maximal_queue_lifetime">maximal_queue_lifetime</a></b> or 138 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_queue_lifetime">bounce_queue_lifetime</a></b> setting. It becomes subject to expiration 139 after it is released from "hold". 140 141 This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later. 142 143 <b>-H</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> 144 Release mail that was put "on hold". Move one message with the 145 named queue ID from the named mail queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>) to 146 the <b>deferred</b> queue. 147 148 To release multiple files, specify the <b>-H</b> option multiple times, 149 or specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> to read queue IDs from standard 150 input. 151 152 Note: specify "<b>postsuper -r</b>" to release mail that was kept on 153 hold for a significant fraction of <b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#maximal_queue_lifetime">maximal_queue_lifetime</a></b> or 154 <b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_queue_lifetime">bounce_queue_lifetime</a></b>, or longer. 155 156 Specify "<b>-H ALL</b>" to release all mail that is "on hold". As a 157 safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case. 158 159 This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later. 160 161 <b>-p</b> Purge old temporary files that are left over after system or 162 software crashes. The <b>-p</b>, <b>-s</b>, and <b>-S</b> operations are done before 163 other operations. 164 165 <b>-r</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> 166 Requeue the message with the named queue ID from the named mail 167 queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>). 168 169 To requeue multiple files, specify the <b>-r</b> option multiple times, 170 or specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> to read queue IDs from standard 171 input. 172 173 Specify "<b>-r ALL</b>" to requeue all messages. As a safety measure, 174 the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case. 175 176 A requeued message is moved to the <b>maildrop</b> queue, from where it 177 is copied by the <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> and <a href="cleanup.8.html"><b>cleanup</b>(8)</a> daemons to a new queue 178 file. In many respects its handling differs from that of a new 179 local submission. 180 181 <b>o</b> The message is not subjected to the <a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_milters">smtpd_milters</a> or 182 <a href="postconf.5.html#non_smtpd_milters">non_smtpd_milters</a> settings. When mail has passed through 183 an external content filter, this would produce incorrect 184 results with Milter applications that depend on original 185 SMTP connection state information. 186 187 <b>o</b> The message is subjected again to mail address rewriting 188 and substitution. This is useful when rewriting rules or 189 virtual mappings have changed. 190 191 The address rewriting context (local or remote) is the 192 same as when the message was received. 193 194 <b>o</b> The message is subjected to the same <a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a> set- 195 tings (if any) as used for new local mail submissions. 196 This is useful when <a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a> settings have changed. 197 198 Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with Postfix <= 199 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no). 200 There is a very small possibility that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> requeues the 201 wrong message file when it is executed while the Postfix mail 202 system is running, but no harm should be done. 203 204 This feature is available in Postfix 1.1 and later. 205 206 <b>-s</b> Structure check and structure repair. This should be done once 207 before Postfix startup. The <b>-p</b>, <b>-s</b>, and <b>-S</b> operations are done 208 before other operations. 209 210 <b>o</b> Rename files whose name does not match the message file 211 inode number. This operation is necessary after restoring 212 a mail queue from a different machine or from backup, 213 when queue files were created with Postfix <= 2.8 or with 214 "<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> = no". 215 216 <b>o</b> Move queue files that are in the wrong place in the file 217 system hierarchy and remove subdirectories that are no 218 longer needed. File position rearrangements are neces- 219 sary after a change in the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a></b> and/or 220 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_depth">hash_queue_depth</a></b> configuration parameters. 221 222 <b>o</b> Rename queue files created with "<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> = 223 yes" to short names, for migration to Postfix <= 2.8. 224 The procedure is as follows: 225 226 # postfix stop 227 # postconf <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no 228 # postsuper 229 230 Run <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> repeatedly until it stops reporting file 231 name changes. 232 233 <b>-S</b> A redundant version of <b>-s</b> that requires that long file names 234 also match the message file inode number. This option exists for 235 testing purposes, and is available with Postfix 2.9 and later. 236 The <b>-p</b>, <b>-s</b>, and <b>-S</b> operations are done before other operations. 237 238 <b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple <b>-v</b> 239 options make the software increasingly verbose. 240 241 <b><a name="diagnostics">DIAGNOSTICS</a></b> 242 Problems are reported to the standard error stream and to <b>syslogd</b>(8) or 243 <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a>. 244 245 <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> reports the number of messages deleted with <b>-d</b>, the number 246 of messages expired with <b>-e</b>, the number of messages expired or released 247 with <b>-f</b>, the number of messages held or released with <b>-h</b> or <b>-H</b>, the 248 number of messages requeued with <b>-r</b>, and the number of messages whose 249 queue file name was fixed with <b>-s</b>. The report is written to the stan- 250 dard error stream and to <b>syslogd</b>(8) or <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a>. 251 252 <b><a name="environment">ENVIRONMENT</a></b> 253 MAIL_CONFIG 254 Directory with the <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> file. 255 256 <b><a name="bugs">BUGS</a></b> 257 Mail that is not sanitized by Postfix (i.e. mail in the <b>maildrop</b> queue) 258 cannot be placed "on hold". 259 260 <b><a name="configuration_parameters">CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</a></b> 261 The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant to this pro- 262 gram. The text below provides only a parameter summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>post-</b></a> 263 <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>conf</b>(5)</a> for more details including examples. 264 265 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> 266 The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> con- 267 figuration files. 268 269 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_depth">hash_queue_depth</a> (1)</b> 270 The number of subdirectory levels for queue directories listed 271 with the <a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> parameter. 272 273 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> (deferred, defer)</b> 274 The names of queue directories that are split across multiple 275 subdirectory levels. 276 277 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#import_environment">import_environment</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> 278 The list of environment variables that a privileged Postfix 279 process will import from a non-Postfix parent process, or 280 name=value environment overrides. 281 282 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> 283 The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory. 284 285 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b> 286 The syslog facility of Postfix logging. 287 288 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> 289 A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog 290 records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd". 291 292 Available in Postfix version 2.9 and later: 293 294 <b><a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> (no)</b> 295 Enable long, non-repeating, queue IDs (queue file names). 296 297 <b><a name="see_also">SEE ALSO</a></b> 298 <a href="sendmail.1.html">sendmail(1)</a>, Sendmail-compatible user interface 299 <a href="postqueue.1.html">postqueue(1)</a>, unprivileged queue operations 300 <a href="postlogd.8.html">postlogd(8)</a>, Postfix logging 301 syslogd(8), system logging 302 303 <b><a name="license">LICENSE</a></b> 304 The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. 305 306 <b>AUTHOR(S)</b> 307 Wietse Venema 308 IBM T.J. Watson Research 309 P.O. Box 704 310 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA 311 312 Wietse Venema 313 Google, Inc. 314 111 8th Avenue 315 New York, NY 10011, USA 316 317 POSTSUPER(1) 318 </pre> </body> </html> 319
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