diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'man/man8/postlogd.8')
-rw-r--r-- | man/man8/postlogd.8 | 102 |
1 files changed, 102 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/man/man8/postlogd.8 b/man/man8/postlogd.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9168a34 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man8/postlogd.8 @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +.TH POSTLOGD 8 +.ad +.fi +.SH NAME +postlogd +\- +Postfix internal log server +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.na +.nf +\fBpostlogd\fR [generic Postfix daemon options] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.ad +.fi +This program logs events on behalf of Postfix programs +when the maillog configuration parameter specifies a non\-empty +value. +.SH BUGS +.ad +.fi +Non\-daemon Postfix programs don't know that they should log +to the internal logging service before they have processed +command\-line options and main.cf parameters. These programs +still log earlier events to the syslog service. + +If Postfix is down, the non\-daemon programs \fBpostfix\fR(1), +\fBpostsuper\fR(1), \fBpostmulti\fR(1), and \fBpostlog\fR(1), +will log directly to \fB$maillog_file\fR. These programs +expect to run with root privileges, for example during +Postfix start\-up, reload, or shutdown. + +Other non\-daemon Postfix programs will never write directly to +\fB$maillog_file\fR (also, logging to stdout would interfere +with the operation of some of these programs). These programs +can log to \fBpostlogd\fR(8) if they are run by the super\-user, +or if their executable file has set\-gid permission. Do not +set this permission on programs other than \fBpostdrop\fR(1), +\fBpostqueue\fR(1) and (Postfix >= 3.7) \fBpostlog\fR(1). +.SH "CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS" +.na +.nf +.ad +.fi +Changes to \fBmain.cf\fR are picked up automatically, as +\fBpostlogd\fR(8) processes run for only a limited amount +of time. Use the command "\fBpostfix reload\fR" to speed +up a change. + +The text below provides only a parameter summary. See +\fBpostconf\fR(5) for more details including examples. +.IP "\fBconfig_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR" +The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf +configuration files. +.IP "\fBmaillog_file (empty)\fR" +The name of an optional logfile that is written by the Postfix +\fBpostlogd\fR(8) service. +.IP "\fBprocess_id (read\-only)\fR" +The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process. +.IP "\fBprocess_name (read\-only)\fR" +The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process. +.IP "\fBsyslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)\fR" +A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog +records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd". +.IP "\fBservice_name (read\-only)\fR" +The master.cf service name of a Postfix daemon process. +.IP "\fBpostlogd_watchdog_timeout (10s)\fR" +How much time a \fBpostlogd\fR(8) process may take to process a request +before it is terminated by a built\-in watchdog timer. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.na +.nf +postconf(5), configuration parameters +syslogd(8), system logging +.SH "README_FILES" +.na +.nf +.ad +.fi +Use "\fBpostconf readme_directory\fR" or +"\fBpostconf html_directory\fR" to locate this information. +.na +.nf +MAILLOG_README, Postfix logging to file or stdout +.SH "LICENSE" +.na +.nf +.ad +.fi +The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. +.SH HISTORY +.ad +.fi +.ad +.fi +This service was introduced with Postfix version 3.4. +.SH "AUTHOR(S)" +.na +.nf +Wietse Venema +Google, Inc. +111 8th Avenue +New York, NY 10011, USA |