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NAME

       pgsql_table - Postfix PostgreSQL client configuration

SYNOPSIS

       postmap -q "string" pgsql:/etc/postfix/filename

       postmap -q - pgsql:/etc/postfix/filename <inputfile

DESCRIPTION

       The  Postfix mail system uses optional tables for address rewriting or mail routing. These
       tables are usually in dbm or db format.

       Alternatively, lookup tables can be specified as PostgreSQL databases.  In  order  to  use
       PostgreSQL lookups, define a PostgreSQL source as a lookup table in main.cf, for example:
           alias_maps = pgsql:/etc/pgsql-aliases.cf

       The  file  /etc/postfix/pgsql-aliases.cf  has the same format as the Postfix main.cf file,
       and can specify the parameters described below.

LIST MEMBERSHIP

       When using SQL  to  store  lists  such  as  $mynetworks,  $mydestination,  $relay_domains,
       $local_recipient_maps,  etc., it is important to understand that the table must store each
       list member as a separate key. The table lookup verifies the *existence* of the  key.  See
       "Postfix lists versus tables" in the DATABASE_README document for a discussion.

       Do  NOT  create  tables  that  return  the  full  list  of  domains  in  $mydestination or
       $relay_domains etc., or IP addresses in $mynetworks.

       DO create tables with each matching item as a key and with an arbitrary  value.  With  SQL
       databases it is not uncommon to return the key itself or a constant value.

PGSQL PARAMETERS

       hosts  The  hosts  that  Postfix  will  try  to  connect  to  and  query  from.  Besides a
              postgresql://  connection  URI,  this  setting  supports   the   historical   forms
              unix:/pathname  for  UNIX-domain  sockets  and  inet:host:port for TCP connections,
              where the  unix:  and  inet:  prefixes  are  accepted  and  ignored  for  backwards
              compatibility.  Examples:
                  hosts = postgresql://username@example.com/tablename?sslmode=require
                  hosts = host1.some.domain host2.some.domain:port
                  hosts = unix:/file/name

              The hosts are tried in random order. The connections are automatically closed after
              being idle for about 1 minute, and are re-opened as necessary.

       user, password
              The user name and password to log into the pgsql server.  Example:
                  user = someone
                  password = some_password

       dbname The database name on the servers. Example:
                  dbname = customer_database

       query  The SQL query template used to search the database, where %s is  a  substitute  for
              the address Postfix is trying to resolve, e.g.
                  query = SELECT replacement FROM aliases WHERE mailbox = '%s'

              This parameter supports the following '%' expansions:

              %%     This is replaced by a literal '%' character. (Postfix 2.2 and later)

              %s     This  is  replaced  by the input key.  SQL quoting is used to make sure that
                     the input key does not add unexpected metacharacters.

              %u     When the input key is an address of the form user@domain, %u is replaced  by
                     the  SQL quoted local part of the address.  Otherwise, %u is replaced by the
                     entire search string.  If the localpart is empty, the  query  is  suppressed
                     and returns no results.

              %d     When  the input key is an address of the form user@domain, %d is replaced by
                     the SQL quoted  domain  part  of  the  address.   Otherwise,  the  query  is
                     suppressed and returns no results.

              %[SUD] The  upper-case  equivalents  of  the  above  expansions behave in the query
                     parameter  identically  to  their  lower-case   counter-parts.    With   the
                     result_format  parameter  (see below), they expand the input key rather than
                     the result value.

                     The above %S, %U and %D expansions are available with Postfix 2.2 and later

              %[1-9] The patterns  %1,  %2,  ...  %9  are  replaced  by  the  corresponding  most
                     significant  component  of  the  input  key's  domain.  If  the input key is
                     user@mail.example.com, then %1 is com, %2 is example and %3 is mail. If  the
                     input  key  is  unqualified  or  does  not  have enough domain components to
                     satisfy all the specified patterns, the query is suppressed and  returns  no
                     results.

                     The above %1, ... %9 expansions are available with Postfix 2.2 and later

              The domain parameter described below limits the input keys to addresses in matching
              domains. When the domain  parameter  is  non-empty,  SQL  queries  for  unqualified
              addresses  or  addresses  in  non-matching  domains  are  suppressed  and return no
              results.

              The precedence of this parameter has changed with Postfix 2.2,  in  prior  releases
              the  precedence  was, from highest to lowest, select_function, query, select_field,
              ...

              With Postfix 2.2 the query parameter  has  highest  precedence,  see  COMPATIBILITY
              above.

              NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the query parameter.

       result_format (default: %s)
              Format  template  applied  to  result  attributes. Most commonly used to append (or
              prepend) text to the result. This parameter supports the following '%' expansions:

              %%     This is replaced by a literal '%' character.

              %s     This is replaced by the value of the result attribute. When result is  empty
                     it is skipped.

              %u     When the result attribute value is an address of the form user@domain, %u is
                     replaced by the local part of the address. When  the  result  has  an  empty
                     localpart it is skipped.

              %d     When  a  result attribute value is an address of the form user@domain, %d is
                     replaced by the domain part of the  attribute  value.  When  the  result  is
                     unqualified it is skipped.

              %[SUD1-9]
                     The  upper-case  and  decimal  digit expansions interpolate the parts of the
                     input key rather than the  result.  Their  behavior  is  identical  to  that
                     described with query, and in fact because the input key is known in advance,
                     queries whose key does not contain all  the  information  specified  in  the
                     result template are suppressed and return no results.

              For  example,  using  "result_format  =  smtp:[%s]"  allows  one  to use a mailHost
              attribute as the basis of a transport(5) table. After applying the  result  format,
              multiple  values  are  concatenated as comma separated strings. The expansion_limit
              and parameter explained below allows one to restrict the number of  values  in  the
              result, which is especially useful for maps that must return at most one value.

              The default value %s specifies that each result value should be used as is.

              This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.

              NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the result format!

       domain (default: no domain list)
              This  is  a  list of domain names, paths to files, or dictionaries. When specified,
              only fully qualified search keys with a *non-empty* localpart and a matching domain
              are  eligible for lookup: 'user' lookups, bare domain lookups and "@domain" lookups
              are not performed. This can significantly reduce the query load on  the  PostgreSQL
              server.
                  domain = postfix.org, hash:/etc/postfix/searchdomains

              It is best not to use SQL to store the domains eligible for SQL lookups.

              This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.

              NOTE: DO NOT define this parameter for local(8) aliases, because the input keys are
              always unqualified.

       expansion_limit (default: 0)
              A limit on the total number of result elements returned (as a comma separated list)
              by  a  lookup  against the map.  A setting of zero disables the limit. Lookups fail
              with a temporary error if the limit is exceeded.  Setting the limit  to  1  ensures
              that lookups do not return multiple values.

OBSOLETE MAIN.CF PARAMETERS

       For  compatibility  with  other  Postfix  lookup tables, PostgreSQL parameters can also be
       defined in main.cf.  In order to do that, specify as PostgreSQL source a name that doesn't
       begin  with  a  slash  or a dot.  The PostgreSQL parameters will then be accessible as the
       name you've given the source in its  definition,  an  underscore,  and  the  name  of  the
       parameter.   For  example,  if  the  map  is specified as "pgsql:pgsqlname", the parameter
       "hosts" would be defined in main.cf as "pgsqlname_hosts".

       Note: with this form, the passwords for the PostgreSQL sources  are  written  in  main.cf,
       which  is  normally  world-readable.   Support  for  this form will be removed in a future
       Postfix version.

OBSOLETE QUERY INTERFACES

       This section describes query interfaces that are deprecated as  of  Postfix  2.2.   Please
       migrate to the new query interface as the old interfaces are slated to be phased out.

       select_function
              This parameter specifies a database function name. Example:
                  select_function = my_lookup_user_alias

              This is equivalent to:
                  query = SELECT my_lookup_user_alias('%s')

              This  parameter  overrides  the legacy table-related fields (described below). With
              Postfix versions prior to 2.2, it also overrides the query parameter. Starting with
              Postfix  2.2,  the  query parameter has highest precedence, and the select_function
              parameter is deprecated.

       The following  parameters  (with  lower  precedence  than  the  select_function  interface
       described above) can be used to build the SQL select statement as follows:

           SELECT [select_field]
           FROM [table]
           WHERE [where_field] = '%s'
                 [additional_conditions]

       The  specifier  %s  is replaced with each lookup by the lookup key and is escaped so if it
       contains single quotes or other odd characters, it will not cause a parse error, or worse,
       a security problem.

       Starting with Postfix 2.2, this interface is obsoleted by the more general query interface
       described above. If higher precedence the query or  select_function  parameters  described
       above are defined, the parameters described here are ignored.

       select_field
              The SQL "select" parameter. Example:
                  select_field = forw_addr

       table  The SQL "select .. from" table name. Example:
                  table = mxaliases

       where_field
              The SQL "select .. where" parameter. Example:
                  where_field = alias

       additional_conditions
              Additional conditions to the SQL query. Example:
                  additional_conditions = AND status = 'paid'

SEE ALSO

       postmap(1), Postfix lookup table manager
       postconf(5), configuration parameters
       ldap_table(5), LDAP lookup tables
       mysql_table(5), MySQL lookup tables
       sqlite_table(5), SQLite lookup tables

README FILES

       Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to locate this information.
       DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
       PGSQL_README, Postfix PostgreSQL client guide

LICENSE

       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.

HISTORY

       PgSQL support was introduced with Postfix version 2.1.

AUTHOR(S)

       Based on the MySQL client by:
       Scott Cotton, Joshua Marcus
       IC Group, Inc.

       Ported to PostgreSQL by:
       Aaron Sethman

       Further enhanced by:
       Liviu Daia
       Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy
       P.O. BOX 1-764
       RO-014700 Bucharest, ROMANIA

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