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POSTSUPER(1)                                                      POSTSUPER(1)

<b>NAME</b>
       postsuper - Postfix superintendent

<b>SYNOPSIS</b>
       <b>postsuper</b> [<b>-psSv</b>]
               [<b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>] [<b>-d</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>]
               [<b>-e</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<b>-f</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>]
               [<b>-h</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<b>-H</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>]
               [<b>-r</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>] [<i>directory ...</i>]

<b>DESCRIPTION</b>
       The  <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a>  command  does maintenance jobs on the Postfix queue.
       Use  of  the  command  is  restricted  to  the  superuser.    See   the
       <a href="postqueue.1.html"><b>postqueue</b>(1)</a>  command for unprivileged queue operations such as listing
       or flushing the mail queue.

       By default, <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> performs the operations requested with the  <b>-s</b>
       and  <b>-p</b>  command-line  options  on all Postfix queue directories - this
       includes the <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b>, <b>deferred</b>, and <b>hold</b> directories with mes-
       sage  files and the <b>bounce</b>, <b>defer</b>, <b>trace</b> and <b>flush</b> directories with log
       files.

       Options:

       <b>-c</b> <i>config</i><b>_</b><i>dir</i>
              The <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> configuration file is in the named directory instead
              of the default configuration directory. See also the MAIL_CONFIG
              environment setting below.

       <b>-d</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
              Delete one message with the named queue ID from the  named  mail
              queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>).

              To  delete multiple files, specify the <b>-d</b> option multiple times,
              or specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b>  to  read  queue  IDs  from  standard
              input.  For example, to delete all mail with exactly one recipi-
              ent <b>user@example.com</b>:

              mailq | tail -n +2 | grep -v '^ *(' | awk  'BEGIN { RS = "" }
                  # $7=sender, $8=recipient1, $9=recipient2
                  { if ($8 == "user@example.com" &amp;&amp; $9 == "")
                        print $1 }
               ' | tr -d '*!' | postsuper -d -

              Specify "<b>-d ALL</b>" to remove all messages;  for  example,  specify
              "<b>-d  ALL deferred</b>" to delete all mail in the <b>deferred</b> queue.  As
              a safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper  case.

              Warning:  Postfix  queue  IDs are reused (always with Postfix &lt;=
              2.8; and with Postfix  &gt;=  2.9  when  <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no).
              There  is  a  very  small possibility that postsuper deletes the
              wrong message file when it is executed while  the  Postfix  mail
              system is delivering mail.

              The scenario is as follows:

              1)     The  Postfix queue manager deletes the message that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>post-</b></a>
                     <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>super</b>(1)</a> is asked to delete, because Postfix is  finished
                     with  the  message (it is delivered, or it is returned to
                     the sender).

              2)     New mail arrives, and the new message is given  the  same
                     queue  ID as the message that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> is supposed to
                     delete.  The probability for reusing a deleted  queue  ID
                     is  about 1 in 2**15 (the number of different microsecond
                     values that the system clock  can  distinguish  within  a
                     second).

              3)     <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a>  deletes the new message, instead of the old
                     message that it should have deleted.

       <b>-e</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>

       <b>-f</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
              Request forced expiration for one message with the  named  queue
              ID  in  the named mail queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b>
              and <b>deferred</b>).

              <b>o</b>      The message will be returned to the sender when the queue
                     manager attempts to deliver that message (note that Post-
                     fix will never deliver messages in the <b>hold</b> queue).

              <b>o</b>      The <b>-e</b> and <b>-f</b> options both request forced expiration. The
                     difference  is  that <b>-f</b> will also release a message if it
                     is in the <b>hold</b> queue. With <b>-e</b>, such a message  would  not
                     be returned to the sender until it is released with <b>-f</b> or
                     <b>-H</b>.

              <b>o</b>      When a deferred message is force-expired, the return mes-
                     sage  will state the reason for the delay. Otherwise, the
                     reason will be "message is administratively expired".

              To expire multiple files, specify the <b>-e</b> or <b>-f</b>  option  multiple
              times,  or  specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> to read queue IDs from stan-
              dard input (see the <b>-d</b> option above for an example, but be  sure
              to replace <b>-d</b> in the example).

              Specify  "<b>-e  ALL</b>" or "<b>-f ALL</b>" to expire all messages; for exam-
              ple, specify "<b>-e  ALL  deferred</b>"  to  expire  all  mail  in  the
              <b>deferred</b> queue.  As a safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be spec-
              ified in upper case.

              These features are available in Postfix 3.5 and later.

       <b>-h</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
              Put mail "on hold" so that no attempt is  made  to  deliver  it.
              Move  one  message  with  the named queue ID from the named mail
              queue(s) (default: <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>)  to  the  <b>hold</b>
              queue.

              To hold multiple files, specify the <b>-h</b> option multiple times, or
              specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b> to read queue IDs from standard input.

              Specify "<b>-h ALL</b>" to hold all messages; for example, specify  "<b>-h</b>
              <b>ALL  deferred</b>"  to  hold  all  mail in the <b>deferred</b> queue.  As a
              safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case.

              Note: while mail is "on hold" it will not expire when  its  time
              in    the    queue   exceeds   the   <b><a href="postconf.5.html#maximal_queue_lifetime">maximal_queue_lifetime</a></b>   or
              <b><a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_queue_lifetime">bounce_queue_lifetime</a></b> setting. It becomes subject to  expiration
              after it is released from "hold".

              This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.

       <b>-H</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
              Release  mail that was put "on hold".  Move one message with the
              named queue ID from the named mail queue(s) (default:  <b>hold</b>)  to
              the <b>deferred</b> queue.

              To release multiple files, specify the <b>-H</b> option multiple times,
              or specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b>  to  read  queue  IDs  from  standard
              input.

              Note:  specify  "<b>postsuper  -r</b>" to release mail that was kept on
              hold for a significant fraction  of  <b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#maximal_queue_lifetime">maximal_queue_lifetime</a></b>  or
              <b>$<a href="postconf.5.html#bounce_queue_lifetime">bounce_queue_lifetime</a></b>, or longer.

              Specify  "<b>-H  ALL</b>"  to release all mail that is "on hold".  As a
              safety measure, the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case.

              This feature is available in Postfix 2.0 and later.

       <b>-p</b>     Purge old temporary files that are left  over  after  system  or
              software crashes.  The <b>-p</b>, <b>-s</b>, and <b>-S</b> operations are done before
              other operations.

       <b>-r</b> <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i>
              Requeue the message with the named queue ID from the named  mail
              queue(s) (default: <b>hold</b>, <b>incoming</b>, <b>active</b> and <b>deferred</b>).

              To requeue multiple files, specify the <b>-r</b> option multiple times,
              or specify a <i>queue</i><b>_</b><i>id</i> of <b>-</b>  to  read  queue  IDs  from  standard
              input.

              Specify  "<b>-r  ALL</b>" to requeue all messages. As a safety measure,
              the word <b>ALL</b> must be specified in upper case.

              A requeued message is moved to the <b>maildrop</b> queue, from where it
              is copied by the <a href="pickup.8.html"><b>pickup</b>(8)</a> and <a href="cleanup.8.html"><b>cleanup</b>(8)</a> daemons to a new queue
              file. In many respects its handling differs from that of  a  new
              local submission.

              <b>o</b>      The  message  is  not  subjected  to the <a href="postconf.5.html#smtpd_milters">smtpd_milters</a> or
                     <a href="postconf.5.html#non_smtpd_milters">non_smtpd_milters</a> settings.  When mail has passed through
                     an  external content filter, this would produce incorrect
                     results with Milter applications that depend on  original
                     SMTP connection state information.

              <b>o</b>      The  message is subjected again to mail address rewriting
                     and substitution.  This is useful when rewriting rules or
                     virtual mappings have changed.

                     The  address  rewriting  context (local or remote) is the
                     same as when the message was received.

              <b>o</b>      The message is subjected to the same <a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a>  set-
                     tings  (if  any)  as used for new local mail submissions.
                     This is useful when <a href="postconf.5.html#content_filter">content_filter</a> settings have changed.

              Warning:  Postfix  queue  IDs are reused (always with Postfix &lt;=
              2.8; and with Postfix  &gt;=  2.9  when  <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no).
              There is a very small possibility that <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> requeues the
              wrong message file when it is executed while  the  Postfix  mail
              system is running, but no harm should be done.

              This feature is available in Postfix 1.1 and later.

       <b>-s</b>     Structure  check and structure repair.  This should be done once
              before Postfix startup.  The <b>-p</b>, <b>-s</b>, and <b>-S</b> operations are  done
              before other operations.

              <b>o</b>      Rename  files  whose name does not match the message file
                     inode number. This operation is necessary after restoring
                     a  mail  queue  from  a different machine or from backup,
                     when queue files were created with Postfix &lt;= 2.8 or with
                     "<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> = no".

              <b>o</b>      Move  queue files that are in the wrong place in the file
                     system hierarchy and remove subdirectories  that  are  no
                     longer  needed.   File position rearrangements are neces-
                     sary  after  a  change  in  the  <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a></b>  and/or
                     <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_depth">hash_queue_depth</a></b> configuration parameters.

              <b>o</b>      Rename  queue files created with "<a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> =
                     yes" to short names, for migration  to  Postfix  &lt;=  2.8.
                     The procedure is as follows:

                     # postfix stop
                     # postconf <a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a>=no
                     # postsuper

                     Run <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> repeatedly until it stops reporting file
                     name changes.

       <b>-S</b>     A redundant version of <b>-s</b> that requires  that  long  file  names
              also match the message file inode number. This option exists for
              testing purposes, and is available with Postfix 2.9  and  later.
              The  <b>-p</b>, <b>-s</b>, and <b>-S</b> operations are done before other operations.

       <b>-v</b>     Enable verbose  logging  for  debugging  purposes.  Multiple  <b>-v</b>
              options make the software increasingly verbose.

<b>DIAGNOSTICS</b>
       Problems are reported to the standard error stream and to <b>syslogd</b>(8) or
       <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a>.

       <a href="postsuper.1.html"><b>postsuper</b>(1)</a> reports the number of messages deleted with <b>-d</b>, the number
       of messages expired with <b>-e</b>, the number of messages expired or released
       with <b>-f</b>, the number of messages held or released with  <b>-h</b>  or  <b>-H</b>,  the
       number  of  messages requeued with <b>-r</b>, and the number of messages whose
       queue file name was fixed with <b>-s</b>. The report is written to  the  stan-
       dard error stream and to <b>syslogd</b>(8) or <a href="postlogd.8.html"><b>postlogd</b>(8)</a>.

<b>ENVIRONMENT</b>
       MAIL_CONFIG
              Directory with the <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> file.

<b>BUGS</b>
       Mail that is not sanitized by Postfix (i.e. mail in the <b>maildrop</b> queue)
       cannot be placed "on hold".

<b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b>
       The following <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> parameters are especially relevant to  this  pro-
       gram.   The  text  below  provides  only a parameter summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>post-</b></a>
       <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>conf</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#hash_queue_depth">hash_queue_depth</a> (1)</b>
              The  number  of subdirectory levels for queue directories listed
              with the <a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> parameter.

       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#hash_queue_names">hash_queue_names</a> (deferred, defer)</b>
              The names of queue directories that are  split  across  multiple
              subdirectory levels.

       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#import_environment">import_environment</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
              The  list  of  environment  parameters that a privileged Postfix
              process will  import  from  a  non-Postfix  parent  process,  or
              name=value environment overrides.

       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b>
              The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory.

       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b>
              The syslog facility of Postfix logging.

       <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".

       Available in Postfix version 2.9 and later:

       <b><a href="postconf.5.html#enable_long_queue_ids">enable_long_queue_ids</a> (no)</b>
              Enable long, non-repeating, queue IDs (queue file names).

<b>SEE ALSO</b>
       <a href="sendmail.1.html">sendmail(1)</a>, Sendmail-compatible user interface
       <a href="postqueue.1.html">postqueue(1)</a>, unprivileged queue operations
       <a href="postlogd.8.html">postlogd(8)</a>, Postfix logging
       syslogd(8), system logging

<b>LICENSE</b>
       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.

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

       Wietse Venema
       Google, Inc.
       111 8th Avenue
       New York, NY 10011, USA

                                                                  POSTSUPER(1)
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