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NAME

       postconf - Postfix configuration utility

SYNOPSIS

   Managing main.cf:

       postconf [-dfhHnopvx] [-c config_dir] [-C class,...] [parameter ...]

       postconf [-epv] [-c config_dir] parameter=value ...

       postconf -# [-pv] [-c config_dir] parameter ...

       postconf -X [-pv] [-c config_dir] parameter ...

   Managing master.cf service entries:

       postconf -M [-fovx] [-c config_dir] [service[/type] ...]

       postconf -M [-ev] [-c config_dir] service/type=value ...

       postconf -M# [-v] [-c config_dir] service/type ...

       postconf -MX [-v] [-c config_dir] service/type ...

   Managing master.cf service fields:

       postconf -F [-fhHovx] [-c config_dir] [service[/type[/field]] ...]

       postconf -F [-ev] [-c config_dir] service/type/field=value ...

   Managing master.cf service parameters:

       postconf -P [-fhHovx] [-c config_dir] [service[/type[/parameter]] ...]

       postconf -P [-ev] [-c config_dir] service/type/parameter=value ...

       postconf -PX [-v] [-c config_dir] service/type/parameter ...

   Managing bounce message templates:

       postconf -b [-v] [-c config_dir] [template_file]

       postconf -t [-v] [-c config_dir] [template_file]

   Managing TLS features:

       postconf -T mode [-v] [-c config_dir]

   Managing other configuration:

       postconf -a|-A|-l|-m [-v] [-c config_dir]

DESCRIPTION

       By  default,  the  postconf(1)  command  displays  the  values  of  main.cf  configuration
       parameters, and warns about possible mis-typed parameter names (Postfix  2.9  and  later).
       The  command  can  also  change  main.cf  configuration parameter values, or display other
       configuration information about the Postfix mail system.

       Options:

       -a     List the available SASL plug-in types for the Postfix SMTP server. The plug-in type
              is  selected  with the smtpd_sasl_type configuration parameter by specifying one of
              the names listed below.

              cyrus  This server plug-in is available when  Postfix  is  built  with  Cyrus  SASL
                     support.

              dovecot
                     This server plug-in uses the Dovecot authentication server, and is available
                     when Postfix is built with any form of SASL support.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.3 and later.

       -A     List the available SASL plug-in types for the Postfix  SMTP  client.   The  plug-in
              type is selected with the smtp_sasl_type or lmtp_sasl_type configuration parameters
              by specifying one of the names listed below.

              cyrus  This client plug-in is available when  Postfix  is  built  with  Cyrus  SASL
                     support.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.3 and later.

       -b [template_file]
              Display  the  message  text  that  appears  at  the  beginning  of  delivery status
              notification (DSN) messages, expanding $name  expressions  with  actual  values  as
              described in bounce(5).

              To  override  the  bounce_template_file  parameter setting, specify a template file
              name at the end of the "postconf -b" command line. Specify an empty  file  name  to
              display built-in templates (in shell language: "").

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.3 and later.

       -c config_dir
              The  main.cf  configuration  file  is in the named directory instead of the default
              configuration directory.

       -C class,...
              When displaying main.cf parameters,  select  only  parameters  from  the  specified
              class(es):

              builtin
                     Parameters with built-in names.

              service
                     Parameters  with service-defined names (the first field of a master.cf entry
                     plus a Postfix-defined suffix).

              user   Parameters with user-defined names.

              all    All the above classes.

              The default is as if "-C all" is specified.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.9 and later.

       -d     Print main.cf default parameter settings instead of actual settings.   Specify  -df
              to fold long lines for human readability (Postfix 2.9 and later).

       -e     Edit  the  main.cf  configuration  file,  and  update  parameter  settings with the
              "name=value" pairs on the postconf(1) command line.

              With -M, edit the master.cf configuration file, and replace  one  or  more  service
              entries  with  new values as specified with "service/type=value" on the postconf(1)
              command line.

              With -F, edit the master.cf configuration file, and replace  one  or  more  service
              fields  with  new  values  as  specified  with  "service/type/field=value"  on  the
              postconf(1) command line. Currently, the "command" field contains the command  name
              and  command  arguments.  this may change in the near future, so that the "command"
              field contains only the command name, and a new  "arguments"  pseudofield  contains
              the command arguments.

              With  -P,  edit  the  master.cf  configuration  file, and add or update one or more
              service parameter  settings  (-o  parameter=value  settings)  with  new  values  as
              specified with "service/type/parameter=value" on the postconf(1) command line.

              In  all  cases  the  file  is  copied  to a temporary file then renamed into place.
              Specify quotes to protect special characters  and  whitespace  on  the  postconf(1)
              command line.

              The -e option is no longer needed with Postfix version 2.8 and later.

       -f     Fold  long lines when printing main.cf or master.cf configuration file entries, for
              human readability.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.9 and later.

       -F     Show master.cf per-entry field settings (by default all services and  all  fields),
              formatted  as  "service/type/field=value",  one  per line. Specify -Ff to fold long
              lines.

              Specify one or more "service/type/field" instances on the postconf(1) command  line
              to limit the output to fields of interest.  Trailing parameter name or service type
              fields that are omitted will be handled as "*" wildcard fields.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.11 and later.

       -h     Show parameter or attribute values without  the  "name  =  "  label  that  normally
              precedes the value.

       -H     Show  parameter or attribute names without the " = value" that normally follows the
              name.

              This feature is available with Postfix 3.1 and later.

       -l     List the names of all supported mailbox  locking  methods.   Postfix  supports  the
              following methods:

              flock  A  kernel-based  advisory locking method for local files only.  This locking
                     method is available on systems with a BSD compatible library.

              fcntl  A kernel-based advisory locking method for local and remote files.

              dotlock
                     An application-level locking method.  An  application  locks  a  file  named
                     filename  by  creating  a  file  named  filename.lock.   The  application is
                     expected to remove its own lock file, as well as stale lock files that  were
                     left behind after abnormal program termination.

       -m     List the names of all supported lookup table types. In Postfix configuration files,
              lookup tables are specified as type:name, where type is one  of  the  types  listed
              below.  The  table name syntax depends on the lookup table type as described in the
              DATABASE_README document.

              btree  A sorted, balanced tree structure.  Available on systems  with  support  for
                     Berkeley DB databases.

              cdb    A   read-optimized  structure  with  no  support  for  incremental  updates.
                     Available on systems with support for CDB databases.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.

              cidr   A table that associates values with Classless  Inter-Domain  Routing  (CIDR)
                     patterns. This is described in cidr_table(5).

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.

              dbm    An  indexed  file  type based on hashing.  Available on systems with support
                     for DBM databases.

              environ
                     The UNIX process environment  array.  The  lookup  key  is  the  environment
                     variable  name;  the  table  name  is  ignored.   Originally implemented for
                     testing, someone may find this useful someday.

              fail   A table that reliably fails all requests. The lookup table name is used  for
                     logging. This table exists to simplify Postfix error tests.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.9 and later.

              hash   An  indexed  file  type based on hashing.  Available on systems with support
                     for Berkeley DB databases.

              inline (read-only)
                     A non-shared, in-memory lookup table. Example: "inline:{ key=value, { key  =
                     text  with  whitespace  or  comma  }}".  Key-value  pairs  are  separated by
                     whitespace or comma; with  a  key-value  pair  inside  "{}",  whitespace  is
                     ignored  after  the  opening  "{", around the "=" between key and value, and
                     before the closing "}".  Inline  tables  eliminate  the  need  to  create  a
                     database file for just a few fixed elements.  See also the static: map type.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 3.0 and later.

              internal
                     A  non-shared,  in-memory  hash  table.  Its content are lost when a process
                     terminates.

              lmdb   OpenLDAP LMDB database (a memory-mapped,  persistent  file).   Available  on
                     systems   with   support   for   LMDB   databases.   This  is  described  in
                     lmdb_table(5).

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.11 and later.

              ldap (read-only)
                     LDAP database client. This is described in ldap_table(5).

              memcache
                     Memcache database client. This is described in memcache_table(5).

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.9 and later.

              mysql (read-only)
                     MySQL  database  client.   Available  on  systems  with  support  for  MySQL
                     databases.  This is described in mysql_table(5).

              pcre (read-only)
                     A  lookup  table  based  on  Perl  Compatible Regular Expressions.  The file
                     format is described in pcre_table(5).

              pgsql (read-only)
                     PostgreSQL database client. This is described in pgsql_table(5).

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.1 and later.

              pipemap (read-only)
                     A  lookup  table  that  constructs   a   pipeline   of   tables.    Example:
                     "pipemap:{type_1:name_1,   ...,  type_n:name_n}".   Each "pipemap:" query is
                     given to the first table.  Each lookup result becomes the query for the next
                     table  in  the pipeline, and the last table produces the final result.  When
                     any table lookup produces no result, the pipeline produces  no  result.  The
                     first  and last characters of the "pipemap:" table name must be "{" and "}".
                     Within these, individual maps are separated with comma or whitespace.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 3.0 and later.

              proxy  Postfix proxymap(8) client for shared access to Postfix databases. The table
                     name syntax is type:name.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.0 and later.

              randmap (read-only)
                     An    in-memory    table    that   performs   random   selection.   Example:
                     "randmap:{result_1, ..., result_n}".  Each  table  query  returns  a  random
                     choice  from  the  specified  results.  The first and last characters of the
                     "randmap:" table name must be "{" and "}".  Within these, individual results
                     are  separated  with  comma  or  whitespace.  To give a specific result more
                     weight, specify it multiple times.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 3.0 and later.

              regexp (read-only)
                     A lookup table based on regular expressions. The file format is described in
                     regexp_table(5).

              sdbm   An  indexed  file  type based on hashing.  Available on systems with support
                     for SDBM databases.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.

              socketmap (read-only)
                     Sendmail-style socketmap client. The table name is inet:host:port:name for a
                     TCP/IP  server,  or  unix:pathname:name  for  a  UNIX-domain server. This is
                     described in socketmap_table(5).

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.10 and later.

              sqlite (read-only)
                     SQLite database. This is described in sqlite_table(5).

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.8 and later.

              static (read-only)
                     A table that  always  returns  its  name  as  lookup  result.  For  example,
                     static:foobar  always  returns  the  string foobar as lookup result. Specify
                     "static:{ text with whitespace }" when the result contains whitespace;  this
                     form  ignores  whitespace  after the opening "{" and before the closing "}".
                     See also the inline: map.

                     The form "static:{text} is available with Postfix 3.0 and later.

              tcp (read-only)
                     TCP/IP client. The protocol is described in tcp_table(5).

              texthash (read-only)
                     Produces similar results as hash: files, except that you don't need  to  run
                     the  postmap(1)  command  before  you can use the file, and that it does not
                     detect changes after the file is read.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 2.8 and later.

              unionmap (read-only)
                     A  table  that  sends  each  query  to  multiple  lookup  tables  and   that
                     concatenates  all  found results, separated by comma.  The table name syntax
                     is the same as for pipemap.

                     This feature is available with Postfix 3.0 and later.

              unix (read-only)
                     A limited view of the UNIX authentication database. The following tables are
                     implemented:

                     unix:passwd.byname
                            The  table  is  the  UNIX password database. The key is a login name.
                            The result is a password file entry in passwd(5) format.

                     unix:group.byname
                            The table is the UNIX group database. The key is a group  name.   The
                            result is a group file entry in group(5) format.

              Other table types may exist depending on how Postfix was built.

       -M     Show master.cf file contents instead of main.cf file contents.  Specify -Mf to fold
              long lines for human readability.

              Specify   zero   or   more    arguments,    each    with    a    service-name    or
              service-name/service-type  pair,  where  service-name  is  the  first  field  of  a
              master.cf entry and service-type is one of (inet, unix, fifo, or pass).

              If service-name  or  service-name/service-type  is  specified,  only  the  matching
              master.cf  entries will be output. For example, "postconf -Mf smtp" will output all
              services named "smtp", and "postconf -Mf  smtp/inet"  will  output  only  the  smtp
              service that listens on the network.  Trailing service type fields that are omitted
              will be handled as "*" wildcard fields.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.9 and later. The syntax was  changed  from
              "name.type" to "name/type", and "*" wildcard support was added with Postfix 2.11.

       -n     Show  only  configuration  parameters  that  have  explicit  name=value settings in
              main.cf.  Specify -nf to fold long lines for human  readability  (Postfix  2.9  and
              later). To show settings that differ from built-in defaults only, use the following
              bash syntax:
                  comm -23 <(postconf -n) <(postconf -d)
              Replace "-23" with "-12" to show settings that duplicate built-in defaults.

       -o name=value
              Override main.cf parameter settings.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.10 and later.

       -p     Show main.cf parameter settings. This is the default.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.11 and later.

       -P     Show master.cf  service  parameter  settings  (by  default  all  services  and  all
              parameters),  formatted  as  "service/type/parameter=value", one per line.  Specify
              -Pf to fold long lines.

              Specify one or more "service/type/parameter" instances on the  postconf(1)  command
              line  to  limit  the  output to parameters of interest.  Trailing parameter name or
              service type fields that are omitted will be handled as "*" wildcard fields.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.11 and later.

       -t [template_file]
              Display the templates for text that appears at the  beginning  of  delivery  status
              notification (DSN) messages, without expanding $name expressions.

              To  override  the  bounce_template_file  parameter setting, specify a template file
              name at the end of the "postconf -t" command line. Specify an empty  file  name  to
              display built-in templates (in shell language: "").

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.3 and later.

       -T mode
              If  Postfix  is  compiled  without  TLS  support, the -T option produces no output.
              Otherwise, if an invalid mode is specified, the -T  option  reports  an  error  and
              exits with a non-zero status code. The valid modes are:

              compile-version
                     Output  the OpenSSL version that Postfix was compiled with (i.e. the OpenSSL
                     version in a header file). The output format is the same as with the command
                     "openssl version".

              run-version
                     Output  the OpenSSL version that Postfix is linked with at runtime (i.e. the
                     OpenSSL version in a shared library).

              public-key-algorithms
                     Output the lower-case names of  the  supported  public-key  algorithms,  one
                     per-line.

              This feature is available with Postfix 3.1 and later.

       -v     Enable  verbose  logging  for  debugging  purposes.  Multiple  -v  options make the
              software increasingly verbose.

       -x     Expand $name in main.cf or master.cf parameter values. The expansion is recursive.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.10 and later.

       -X     Edit the main.cf configuration  file,  and  remove  the  parameters  named  on  the
              postconf(1)  command  line.   Specify  a  list of parameter names, not "name=value"
              pairs.

              With -M, edit the master.cf configuration file, and  remove  one  or  more  service
              entries as specified with "service/type" on the postconf(1) command line.

              With  -P,  edit  the  master.cf  configuration file, and remove one or more service
              parameter   settings   (-o   parameter=value   settings)    as    specified    with
              "service/type/parameter" on the postconf(1) command line.

              In  all  cases  the  file  is  copied  to a temporary file then renamed into place.
              Specify quotes to protect special characters on the postconf(1) command line.

              There is no postconf(1) command to perform the reverse operation.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.10 and later.  Support for -M and  -P  was
              added with Postfix 2.11.

       -#     Edit  the  main.cf  configuration file, and comment out the parameters named on the
              postconf(1) command line, so that those parameters revert to their default  values.
              Specify a list of parameter names, not "name=value" pairs.

              With -M, edit the master.cf configuration file, and comment out one or more service
              entries as specified with "service/type" on the postconf(1) command line.

              In all cases the file is copied to  a  temporary  file  then  renamed  into  place.
              Specify quotes to protect special characters on the postconf(1) command line.

              There is no postconf(1) command to perform the reverse operation.

              This feature is available with Postfix 2.6 and later. Support for -M was added with
              Postfix 2.11.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Problems are reported to the standard error stream.

ENVIRONMENT

       MAIL_CONFIG
              Directory with Postfix configuration files.

CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS

       The following main.cf parameters are especially relevant to this program.

       The text below provides only  a  parameter  summary.  See  postconf(5)  for  more  details
       including examples.

       config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf configuration files.

       bounce_template_file (empty)
              Pathname of a configuration file with bounce message templates.

FILES

       /etc/postfix/main.cf, Postfix configuration parameters
       /etc/postfix/master.cf, Postfix master daemon configuration

SEE ALSO

       bounce(5), bounce template file format
       master(5), master.cf configuration file syntax
       postconf(5), main.cf configuration file syntax

README FILES

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

LICENSE

       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.

AUTHOR(S)

       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

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