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POSTSUPER(1) POSTSUPER(1)
<b>NAME</b>
postsuper - Postfix superintendent
<b>SYNOPSIS</b>
<b>postsuper</b> [<b>-psSv</b>] [<b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>] [<b>-d</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>]
[<b>-h</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<b>-H</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>]
[<b>-r</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<i>directory ...</i>]
<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
The <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> command does maintenance jobs on the
Postfix queue. Use of the command is restricted to the
superuser. See the <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a> command for unprivileged
queue operations such as listing or flushing the mail
queue.
By default, <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> performs the operations requested
with the <b>-s</b> and <b>-p</b> command-line options on all Postfix
queue directories - this includes the <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> and
<b>deferred</b> directories with mail files and the <b>bounce</b>,
<b>defer</b>, <b>trace</b> and <b>flush</b> directories with log files.
Options:
<b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>
The <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> configuration file is in the named
directory instead of the default configuration
directory. See also the MAIL_CONFIG environment
setting below.
<b>-d</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
Delete one message with the named queue ID from the
named mail queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>,
<b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>).
If a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> is specified, the program reads
queue IDs from standard input. For example, to
delete all mail with exactly one recipient
<b>user@example.com</b>:
mailq | tail +2 | grep -v '^ *(' | awk 'BEGIN { RS = "" }
# $7=sender, $8=recipient1, $9=recipient2
{ if ($8 == "user@example.com" && $9 == "")
print $1 }
' | tr -d '*!' | postsuper -d -
Specify "<b>-d ALL</b>" to remove all messages; for exam-
ple, specify "<b>-d ALL deferred</b>" to delete all mail
in the <b>deferred</b> queue. As a safety measure, the
word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case.
Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with
Postfix <= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when
<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no). There is a very small
possibility that postsuper deletes the wrong mes-
sage file when it is executed while the Postfix
mail system is delivering mail.
The scenario is as follows:
1) The Postfix queue manager deletes the mes-
sage that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> is asked to delete,
because Postfix is finished with the message
(it is delivered, or it is returned to the
sender).
2) New mail arrives, and the new message is
given the same queue ID as the message that
<a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> is supposed to delete. The
probability for reusing a deleted queue ID
is about 1 in 2**15 (the number of different
microsecond values that the system clock can
distinguish within a second).
3) <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> deletes the new message,
instead of the old message that it should
have deleted.
<b>-h</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
Put mail "on hold" so that no attempt is made to
deliver it. Move one message with the named queue
ID from the named mail queue(s) (default: <b>incoming</b>,
<b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>) to the <b>hold</b> queue.
If a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> is specified, the program reads
queue IDs from standard input.
Specify "<b>-h ALL</b>" to hold all messages; for example,
specify "<b>-h ALL deferred</b>" to hold all mail in the
<b>deferred</b> queue. As a safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b>
must be specified in upper case.
Note: while mail is "on hold" it will not expire
when its time in the queue exceeds the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#maximal_queue_lifetime">maxi</a>-</b>
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#maximal_queue_lifetime">mal_queue_lifetime</a></b> or <b><a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_queue_lifetime">bounce_queue_lifetime</a></b> set-
ting. It becomes subject to expiration after it is
released from "hold".
This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.
<b>-H</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
Release mail that was put "on hold". Move one mes-
sage with the named queue ID from the named mail
queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>) to the <b>deferred</b> queue.
If a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> is specified, the program reads
queue IDs from standard input.
Note: specify "<b>postsuper -r</b>" to release mail that
was kept on hold for a significant fraction of
<b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#maximal_queue_lifetime">maximal_queue_lifetime</a></b> or <b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_queue_lifetime">bounce_queue_lifetime</a></b>,
or longer.
Specify "<b>-H ALL</b>" to release all mail that is "on
hold". As a safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be
specified in upper case.
This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.
<b>-p</b> Purge old temporary files that are left over after
system or software crashes.
<b>-r</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
Requeue the message with the named queue ID from
the named mail queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>,
<b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>). To requeue multiple mes-
sages, specify multiple <b>-r</b> command-line options.
Alternatively, if a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> is specified, the
program reads queue IDs from standard input.
Specify "<b>-r ALL</b>" to requeue all messages. As a
safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in
upper case.
A requeued message is moved to the <b>maildrop</b> queue,
from where it 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 file. In many
respects its handling differs from that of a new
local submission.
<b>o</b> The message is not subjected to the
<a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_milters">smtpd_milters</a> or <a href="postconf.5.html#non_smtpd_milters">non_smtpd_milters</a> settings.
When mail has passed through an external
content filter, this would produce incorrect
results with Milter applications that depend
on original SMTP connection state informa-
tion.
<b>o</b> The message is subjected again to mail
address rewriting and substitution. This is
useful when rewriting rules or virtual map-
pings have changed.
The address rewriting context (local or
remote) is the same as when the message was
received.
<b>o</b> The message is subjected to the same <a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">con</a>-
<a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">tent_filter</a> settings (if any) as used for
new local mail submissions. This is useful
when <a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a> settings have changed.
Warning: Postfix queue IDs are reused (always with
Postfix <= 2.8; and with Postfix >= 2.9 when
<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no). There is a very small
possibility that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> requeues the wrong
message file when it is executed while the Postfix
mail system is running, but no harm should be done.
This feature is available in Postfix 1.1 and later.
<b>-s</b> Structure check and structure repair. This should
be done once before Postfix startup.
<b>o</b> Rename files whose name does not match the
message file inode number. This operation is
necessary after restoring a mail queue from
a different machine or from backup, when
queue files were created with Postfix <= 2.8
or with "<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> = no".
<b>o</b> Move queue files that are in the wrong place
in the file system hierarchy and remove sub-
directories that are no longer needed. File
position rearrangements are necessary after
a change in the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a></b> and/or
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_depth">hash_queue_depth</a></b> configuration parameters.
<b>o</b> Rename queue files created with
"<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> = yes" to short
names, for migration to Postfix <= 2.8. The
procedure is as follows:
# postfix stop
# postconf <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no
# postsuper
Run <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> repeatedly until it stops
reporting file name changes.
<b>-S</b> A redundant version of <b>-s</b> that requires that long
file names also match the message file inode num-
ber. This option exists for testing purposes, and
is available with Postfix 2.9 and later.
<b>-v</b> Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
tiple <b>-v</b> options make the software increasingly
verbose.
<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
Problems are reported to the standard error stream and to
<b>syslogd</b>(8).
<a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> reports the number of messages deleted with
<b>-d</b>, the number of messages requeued with <b>-r</b>, and the num-
ber of messages whose queue file name was fixed with <b>-s</b>.
The report is written to the standard error stream and to
<b>syslogd</b>(8).
<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
MAIL_CONFIG
Directory with the <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> file.
<b>BUGS</b>
Mail that is not sanitized by Postfix (i.e. mail in the
<b>maildrop</b> queue) cannot be placed "on hold".
<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b>
The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant
to this program. The text below provides only a parameter
summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for more details including exam-
ples.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and
<a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> configuration files.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_depth">hash_queue_depth</a> (1)</b>
The number of subdirectory levels for queue direc-
tories listed with the <a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> parameter.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> (deferred, defer)</b>
The names of queue directories that are split
across multiple subdirectory levels.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
tory.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
The mail system name that is prepended to the
process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd"
becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".
Available in Postfix version 2.9 and later:
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> (no)</b>
Enable long, non-repeating, queue IDs (queue file
names).
<b>SEE ALSO</b>
<a href="sendmail.1.html">sendmail(1)</a>, Sendmail-compatible user interface
<a href="postqueue.1.html">postqueue(1)</a>, unprivileged queue operations
<b>LICENSE</b>
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this
software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
POSTSUPER(1)
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