Postfix manual - postqueue(1)

    POSTQUEUE(1)                                                      POSTQUEUE(1)

    NAME
           postqueue - Postfix queue control

    SYNOPSIS
           postqueue [-c config_dir] -f
           postqueue [-c config_dir] -p
           postqueue [-c config_dir] -s site

    DESCRIPTION
           The  postqueue(1)  command  implements  the  Postfix  user
           interface for queue management. It  implements  operations
           that  are traditionally available via the sendmail(1) com-
           mand.  See the postsuper(1) command for  queue  operations
           that require super-user privileges such as deleting a mes-
           sage from the queue or changing the status of a message.

           The following options are recognized:

           -c config_dir
                  The main.cf configuration  file  is  in  the  named
                  directory  instead  of  the  default  configuration
                  directory. See  also  the  MAIL_CONFIG  environment
                  setting below.

           -f     Flush  the  queue:  attempt  to  deliver all queued
                  mail.

                  This option implements  the  traditional  "sendmail
                  -q" command, by contacting the Postfix qmgr(8) dae-
                  mon.

                  Warning:  flushing  undeliverable  mail  frequently
                  will  result  in  poor  delivery performance of all
                  other mail.

           -p     Produce a traditional sendmail-style queue listing.
                  This  option  implements the traditional mailq com-
                  mand, by contacting the Postfix showq(8) daemon.

                  Each queue entry shows the queue file  ID,  message
                  size, arrival time, sender, and the recipients that
                  still need to be delivered.  If mail could  not  be
                  delivered  upon  the  last  attempt, the reason for
                  failure is shown. This mode of operation is  imple-
                  mented  by  executing the postqueue(1) command. The
                  queue ID string is followed by an  optional  status
                  character:

                  *      The message is in the active queue, i.e. the
                         message is selected for delivery.

                  !      The message is in the hold  queue,  i.e.  no
                         further  delivery attempt will be made until
                         the mail is taken off hold.

           -s site
                  Schedule immediate delivery of  all  mail  that  is
                  queued for the named site. A numerical site must be
                  specified as  a  valid  RFC  2821  address  literal
                  enclosed  in [], just like in email addresses.  The
                  site must be eligible for the "fast flush" service.
                  See  flush(8)  for more information about the "fast
                  flush" service.

                  This option implements  the  traditional  "sendmail
                  -qRsite"   command,   by   contacting  the  Postfix
                  flush(8) daemon.

           -v     Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Mul-
                  tiple  -v  options  make  the software increasingly
                  verbose.

    SECURITY
           This program is designed to run with set-group  ID  privi-
           leges, so that it can connect to Postfix daemon processes.

    DIAGNOSTICS
           Problems are logged to  syslogd(8)  and  to  the  standard
           error stream.

    ENVIRONMENT
           MAIL_CONFIG
                  Directory  with the main.cf file. In order to avoid
                  exploitation of set-group  ID  privileges,  a  non-
                  standard directory is allowed only if:

                  o      The  name  is listed in the standard main.cf
                         file with  the  alternate_config_directories
                         configuration parameter.

                  o      The command is invoked by the super-user.

    CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
           The  following  main.cf parameters are especially relevant
           to this program.  The text below provides only a parameter
           summary.  See postconf(5) for more details including exam-
           ples.

           alternate_config_directories (empty)
                  A list of non-default Postfix configuration  direc-
                  tories that may be specified with "-c config_direc-
                  tory" on the command line, or via  the  MAIL_CONFIG
                  environment parameter.

           config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
                  The  default  location  of  the Postfix main.cf and
                  master.cf configuration files.

           command_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
                  The location of  all  postfix  administrative  com-
                  mands.

           fast_flush_domains ($relay_domains)
                  Optional list of destinations that are eligible for
                  per-destination logfiles with mail that  is  queued
                  to those destinations.

           import_environment (see 'postconf -d' output)
                  The  list  of environment parameters that a Postfix
                  process  will  import  from  a  non-Postfix  parent
                  process.

           queue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
                  The  location of the Postfix top-level queue direc-
                  tory.

           syslog_facility (mail)
                  The syslog facility of Postfix logging.

           syslog_name (postfix)
                  The mail system  name  that  is  prepended  to  the
                  process  name  in  syslog  records, so that "smtpd"
                  becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd".

           trigger_timeout (10s)
                  The time limit for sending a trigger to  a  Postfix
                  daemon  (for example, the pickup(8) or qmgr(8) dae-
                  mon).

           Available in Postfix version 2.2 and later:

           authorized_flush_users (static:anyone)
                  List of users  who  are  authorized  to  flush  the
                  queue.

           authorized_mailq_users (static:anyone)
                  List of users who are authorized to view the queue.

    FILES
           /var/spool/postfix, mail queue

    SEE ALSO
           qmgr(8), queue manager
           showq(8), list mail queue
           flush(8), fast flush service
           sendmail(1), Sendmail-compatible user interface
           postsuper(1), privileged queue operations

    README FILES
           ETRN_README, Postfix ETRN howto

    LICENSE
           The  Secure  Mailer  license must be distributed with this
           software.

    HISTORY
           The postqueue command was introduced with Postfix  version
           1.1.

    AUTHOR(S)
           Wietse Venema
           IBM T.J. Watson Research
           P.O. Box 704
           Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA

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