NAME

postkick - kick a Postfix service

SYNOPSIS



ppoossttkkiicckk [--cc _c_o_n_f_i_g___d_i_r] [--vv]
_c_l_a_s_s _s_e_r_v_i_c_e _r_e_q_u_e_s_t

DESCRIPTION

The ppoossttkkiicckk(1) command sends _r_e_q_u_e_s_t to the specified _s_e_r_v_i_c_e over a local transport channel. This command makes Postfix private IPC accessible for use in, for example, shell scripts.

Options:

--cc _c_o_n_f_i_g___d_i_r 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:

_c_l_a_s_s Name of a class of local transport channel endpoints,
either ppuubblliicc (accessible by any local user) or pprriivvaattee (administrative access only).
_s_e_r_v_i_c_e The name of a local transport endpoint within the named class.
_r_e_q_u_e_s_t A string. The list of valid requests is service-specific.

DIAGNOSTICS

Problems and transactions are logged to the standard error stream.

ENVIRONMENT



MMAAIILL__CCOONNFFIIGG Directory with Postfix configuration files.
MMAAIILL__VVEERRBBOOSSEE Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.

CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS



The following mmaaiinn..ccff parameters are especially relevant to
this program.
The text below provides only a parameter summary. See
ppoossttccoonnff(5) for more details including examples.
ccoonnffiigg__ddiirreeccttoorryy ((sseeee ''ppoossttccoonnff --dd'' oouuttppuutt)) The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf
configuration files.
aapppplliiccaattiioonn__eevveenntt__ddrraaiinn__ttiimmee ((110000ss)) How long the ppoossttkkiicckk(1) command waits for a request to enter the
server's input buffer before giving up.
qquueeuuee__ddiirreeccttoorryy ((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

LICENSE



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