14 \fBpostkick\fR [\fB-c \fIconfig_dir\fR] [\fB-v\fR]
15 \fIclass service request\fR
19 The \fBpostkick\fR(1) command sends \fIrequest\fR to the
20 specified \fIservice\fR over a local transport channel.
21 This command makes Postfix private IPC accessible
22 for use in, for example, shell scripts.
25 .IP "\fB-c\fR \fIconfig_dir\fR"
26 Read the \fBmain.cf\fR configuration file in the named directory
27 instead of the default configuration directory.
29 Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple \fB-v\fR
30 options make the software increasingly verbose.
34 Name of a class of local transport channel endpoints,
35 either \fBpublic\fR (accessible by any local user) or
36 \fBprivate\fR (administrative access only).
38 The name of a local transport endpoint within the named class.
40 A string. The list of valid requests is service-specific.
44 Problems and transactions are logged to the standard error
52 Directory with Postfix configuration files.
53 .IP \fBMAIL_VERBOSE\fR
54 Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes.
55 .SH "CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS"
60 The following \fBmain.cf\fR parameters are especially relevant to
62 The text below provides only a parameter summary. See
63 \fBpostconf\fR(5) for more details including examples.
64 .IP "\fBconfig_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
65 The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf
67 .IP "\fBapplication_event_drain_time (100s)\fR"
68 How long the \fBpostkick\fR(1) command waits for a request to enter the
69 server's input buffer before giving up.
70 .IP "\fBqueue_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR"
71 The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.
75 /var/spool/postfix/private, private class endpoints
76 /var/spool/postfix/public, public class endpoints
80 qmgr(8), queue manager trigger protocol
81 pickup(8), local pickup daemon
82 postconf(5), configuration parameters
88 The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
93 IBM T.J. Watson Research
95 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA