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MASTER(5) MASTER(5)
<b>NAME</b>
master - Postfix master process configuration file format
<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
The Postfix mail system is implemented by small number of (mostly)
client commands that are invoked by users, and by a larger number of
services that run in the background.
Postfix services are implemented by daemon processes. These run in the
background under control of the <a href="master.8.html"><b>master</b>(8)</a> process. The <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> con-
figuration file defines how a client program connects to a service, and
what daemon program runs when a service is requested. Most daemon pro-
cesses are short-lived and terminate voluntarily after serving <b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_use">max_use</a></b>
clients, or after inactivity for <b><a href="postconf.5.html#max_idle">max_idle</a></b> or more units of time.
All daemons specified here must speak a Postfix-internal protocol. In
order to execute non-Postfix software use the <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a>, <a href="pipe.8.html"><b>pipe</b>(8)</a> or
<a href="spawn.8.html"><b>spawn</b>(8)</a> services, or run the server under control by <b>inetd</b>(8) or
equivalent.
After changing <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> you must execute "<b>postfix reload</b>" to reload
the configuration.
<b>SYNTAX</b>
The general format of the <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> file is as follows:
<b>o</b> Empty lines and whitespace-only lines are ignored, as are lines
whose first non-whitespace character is a `#'.
<b>o</b> A logical line starts with non-whitespace text. A line that
starts with whitespace continues a logical line.
<b>o</b> Each logical line defines a single Postfix service. Each ser-
vice is identified by its name and type as described below.
When multiple lines specify the same service name and type, only
the last one is remembered. Otherwise, the order of <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>
service definitions does not matter.
Each logical line consists of eight fields separated by whitespace.
These are described below in the order as they appear in the <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>
file.
Where applicable a field of "-" requests that the built-in default
value be used. For boolean fields specify "y" or "n" to override the
default value.
<b>Service name</b>
The service name syntax depends on the service type as described
next.
<b>Service type</b>
Specify one of the following service types:
<b>inet</b> The service listens on a TCP/IP socket and is accessible
via the network.
The service name is specified as <i>host:port</i>, denoting the
host and port on which new connections should be
accepted. The host part (and colon) may be omitted.
Either host or port may be given in symbolic form (see
<b>hosts</b>(5) or <b>services</b>(5)) or in numeric form (IP address
or port number). Host information may be enclosed inside
"[]"; this form is necessary only with IPv6 addresses.
Examples: a service named <b>127.0.0.1:smtp</b> or <b>::1:smtp</b>
receives mail via the loopback interface only; and a ser-
vice named <b>10025</b> accepts connections on TCP port 10025
via all interfaces configured with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces">inet_interfaces</a></b>
parameter.
Note: with Postfix version 2.2 and later specify
"<b><a href="postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces">inet_interfaces</a> = loopback-only</b>" in <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>, instead of
hard-coding loopback IP address information in <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>
or in <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>.
<b>unix</b> The service listens on a UNIX-domain socket and is acces-
sible for local clients only.
The service name is a pathname relative to the Postfix
queue directory (pathname controlled with the
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a></b> configuration parameter in <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>).
On Solaris 8 and earlier systems the <b>unix</b> type is imple-
mented with streams sockets.
<b>fifo</b> The service listens on a FIFO (named pipe) and is acces-
sible for local clients only.
The service name is a pathname relative to the Postfix
queue directory (pathname controlled with the
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a></b> configuration parameter in <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>).
<b>pass</b> The service listens on a UNIX-domain socket, and is
accessible to local clients only. It receives one open
connection (file descriptor passing) per connection
request.
The service name is a pathname relative to the Postfix
queue directory (pathname controlled with the
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a></b> configuration parameter in <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>).
On Solaris 8 and earlier systems the <b>pass</b> type is imple-
mented with streams sockets.
This feature is available as of Postfix version 2.5.
<b>Private (default: y)</b>
Whether or not access is restricted to the mail system. Inter-
net (type <b>inet</b>) services can't be private.
<b>Unprivileged (default: y)</b>
Whether the service runs with root privileges or as the owner of
the Postfix system (the owner name is controlled by the
<b><a href="postconf.5.html#mail_owner">mail_owner</a></b> configuration variable in the <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> file).
The <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a>, <a href="pipe.8.html"><b>pipe</b>(8)</a>, <a href="spawn.8.html"><b>spawn</b>(8)</a>, and <a href="virtual.8.html"><b>virtual</b>(8)</a> daemons require
privileges.
<b>Chroot (default: Postfix</b> ><b>= 3.0: n, Postfix</b> <<b>3.0: y)</b>
Whether or not the service runs chrooted to the mail queue
directory (pathname is controlled by the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a></b> config-
uration variable in the <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> file).
Chroot should not be used with the <a href="local.8.html"><b>local</b>(8)</a>, <a href="pipe.8.html"><b>pipe</b>(8)</a>, <a href="spawn.8.html"><b>spawn</b>(8)</a>,
and <a href="virtual.8.html"><b>virtual</b>(8)</a> daemons. Although the <a href="proxymap.8.html"><b>proxymap</b>(8)</a> server can run
chrooted, doing so defeats most of the purpose of having that
service in the first place.
The files in the examples/chroot-setup subdirectory of the Post-
fix source show how to set up a Postfix chroot environment on a
variety of systems. See also <a href="BASIC_CONFIGURATION_README.html">BASIC_CONFIGURATION_README</a> for
issues related to running daemons chrooted.
<b>Wake up time (default: 0)</b>
Automatically wake up the named service after the specified num-
ber of seconds. The wake up is implemented by connecting to the
service and sending a wake up request. A ? at the end of the
wake-up time field requests that no wake up events be sent
before the first time a service is used. Specify 0 for no auto-
matic wake up.
The <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a>, <a href="qmgr.8.html"><b>qmgr</b>(8)</a> and <a href="flush.8.html"><b>flush</b>(8)</a> daemons require a wake up
timer.
<b>Process limit (default: $<a href="postconf.5.html#default_process_limit">default_process_limit</a>)</b>
The maximum number of processes that may execute this service
simultaneously. Specify 0 for no process count limit.
NOTE: Some Postfix services must be configured as a sin-
gle-process service (for example, <a href="qmgr.8.html"><b>qmgr</b>(8)</a>) and some services
must be configured with no process limit (for example,
<a href="cleanup.8.html"><b>cleanup</b>(8)</a>). These limits must not be changed.
<b>Command name + arguments</b>
The command to be executed. Characters that are special to the
shell such as ">" or "|" have no special meaning here, and
quotes cannot be used to protect arguments containing white-
space. To protect whitespace, use "{" and "}" as described
below.
The command name is relative to the Postfix daemon directory
(pathname is controlled by the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#daemon_directory">daemon_directory</a></b> configuration
variable).
The command argument syntax for specific commands is specified
in the respective daemon manual page.
The following command-line options have the same effect for all
daemon programs:
<b>-D</b> Run the daemon under control by the command specified
with the <b><a href="postconf.5.html#debugger_command">debugger_command</a></b> variable in the <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> config-
uration file. See <a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a> for hints and tips.
<b>-o {</b> <i>name</i> = <i>value</i> <b>}</b> (long form, Postfix >= 3.0)
<b>-o</b> <i>name</i>=<i>value</i> (short form)
Override the named <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> configuration parameter. The
parameter value can refer to other parameters as <i>$name</i>
etc., just like in <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for syntax.
NOTE 1: With the "long form" shown above, whitespace
after "{", around "=", and before "}" is ignored, and
whitespace within the parameter value is preserved.
NOTE 2: with the "short form" shown above, do not specify
whitespace around the "=" or in parameter values. To
specify a parameter value that contains whitespace, use
the long form described above, or use commas instead of
spaces, or specify the value in <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>. Example:
/etc/postfix/<a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>:
submission inet .... smtpd
-o smtpd_xxx_yyy=$submission_xxx_yyy
/etc/postfix/<a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a>
submission_xxx_yyy = text with whitespace...
NOTE 3: Over-zealous use of parameter overrides makes the
Postfix configuration hard to understand and maintain.
At a certain point, it might be easier to configure mul-
tiple instances of Postfix, instead of configuring multi-
ple personalities via <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a>.
<b>-v</b> Increase the verbose logging level. Specify multiple <b>-v</b>
options to make a Postfix daemon process increasingly
verbose.
Other command-line arguments
Specify "{" and "}" around command arguments that contain
whitespace (Postfix 3.0 and later). Whitespace after "{"
and before "}" is ignored.
<b>SEE ALSO</b>
<a href="master.8.html">master(8)</a>, process manager
<a href="postconf.5.html">postconf(5)</a>, configuration parameters
<b>README FILES</b>
<a href="BASIC_CONFIGURATION_README.html">BASIC_CONFIGURATION_README</a>, basic configuration
<a href="DEBUG_README.html">DEBUG_README</a>, Postfix debugging
<b>LICENSE</b>
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
<b>AUTHOR(S)</b>
Initial version by
Magnus Baeck
Lund Institute of Technology
Sweden
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
Wietse Venema
Google, Inc.
111 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10011, USA
MASTER(5)
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