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+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)
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