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diff --git a/html/postlogd.8.html b/html/postlogd.8.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8cdc50d --- /dev/null +++ b/html/postlogd.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> +<html> <head> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> +<title> Postfix manual - postlogd(8) </title> +</head> <body> <pre> +POSTLOGD(8) POSTLOGD(8) + +<b>NAME</b> + postlogd - Postfix internal log server + +<b>SYNOPSIS</b> + <b>postlogd</b> [generic Postfix daemon options] + +<b>DESCRIPTION</b> + This program logs events on behalf of Postfix programs when the maillog + configuration parameter specifies a non-empty value. + +<b>BUGS</b> + Non-daemon Postfix programs don't know that they should log to the + internal logging service before they have processed command-line + options and <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> parameters. These programs still log earlier events + to the syslog service. + + If Postfix is down, the non-daemon programs <a href="postfix.1.html"><b>postfix</b>(1)</a>, <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a>, + <a href="postmulti.1.html"><b>postmulti</b>(1)</a>, and <a href="postlog.1.html"><b>postlog</b>(1)</a>, will log directly to <b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#maillog_file">maillog_file</a></b>. These + programs expect to run with root privileges, for example during Postfix + start-up, reload, or shutdown. + + Other non-daemon Postfix programs will never write directly to <b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#maillog_file">mail</a>-</b> + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#maillog_file">log_file</a></b> (also, logging to stdout would interfere with the operation of + some of these programs). These programs can log to <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a> if they + are run by the super-user, or if their executable file has set-gid per- + mission. Do not set this permission on programs other than <a href="postdrop.1.html"><b>postdrop</b>(1)</a> + and <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a>. + +<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b> + Changes to <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> are picked up automatically, as <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a> pro- + cesses run for only a limited amount of time. Use the command "<b>postfix</b> + <b>reload</b>" to speed up a change. + + The text below provides only a parameter summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for + more details including examples. + + <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> con- + figuration files. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#maillog_file">maillog_file</a> (empty)</b> + The name of an optional logfile that is written by the Postfix + <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a> service. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_id">process_id</a> (read-only)</b> + The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_name">process_name</a> (read-only)</b> + The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> + A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog + records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd". + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#service_name">service_name</a> (read-only)</b> + The <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> service name of a Postfix daemon process. + + <b><a href="postconf.5.html#postlogd_watchdog_timeout">postlogd_watchdog_timeout</a> (10s)</b> + How much time a <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a> process may take to process a + request before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer. + +<b>SEE ALSO</b> + <a href="postconf.5.html">postconf(5)</a>, configuration parameters + syslogd(8), system logging + +<b>README_FILES</b> + Use "<b>postconf <a href="postconf.5.html#readme_directory">readme_directory</a></b>" or "<b>postconf <a href="postconf.5.html#html_directory">html_directory</a></b>" to locate + this information. + <a href="MAILLOG_README.html">MAILLOG_README</a>, Postfix logging to file or stdout + +<b>LICENSE</b> + The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. + +<b>HISTORY</b> + This service was introduced with Postfix version 3.4. + +<b>AUTHOR(S)</b> + Wietse Venema + Google, Inc. + 111 8th Avenue + New York, NY 10011, USA + + POSTLOGD(8) +</pre> </body> </html> |