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POSTLOGD(8postfix)                                                                POSTLOGD(8postfix)



NAME
       postlogd - Postfix internal log server

SYNOPSIS
       postlogd [generic Postfix daemon options]

DESCRIPTION
       This program logs events on behalf of Postfix programs when the maillog configuration parame‐
       ter specifies a non-empty value.

BUGS
       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 postfix(1), postsuper(1), postmulti(1), and post‐‐
       log(1),  will  log  directly  to $maillog_file. These programs expect to run with root privi‐
       leges, for example during Postfix start-up, reload, or shutdown.

       Other non-daemon Postfix programs will never write directly to $maillog_file  (also,  logging
       to  stdout  would interfere with the operation of some of these programs). These programs can
       log to postlogd(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 postdrop(1) and postqueue(1).

CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
       Changes  to main.cf are picked up automatically, as postlogd(8) processes run for only a lim‐
       ited amount of time. Use the command "postfix reload" to speed up a change.

       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.

       maillog_file (empty)
              The name of an optional logfile that is written by the Postfix postlogd(8) service.

       process_id (read-only)
              The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.

       process_name (read-only)
              The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.

       syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
              A  prefix  that is prepended to the process name in syslog records, so that, for exam‐
              ple, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd".

       service_name (read-only)
              The master.cf service name of a Postfix daemon process.

       postlogd_watchdog_timeout (10s)
              How much time a postlogd(8) process may take to process a request before it is  termi‐
              nated by a built-in watchdog timer.

SEE ALSO
       postconf(5), configuration parameters
       syslogd(8), system logging

README_FILES
       Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to locate this information.
       MAILLOG_README, Postfix logging to file or stdout

LICENSE
       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.

HISTORY
       This service was introduced with Postfix version 3.4.

AUTHOR(S)
       Wietse Venema
       Google, Inc.
       111 8th Avenue
       New York, NY 10011, USA



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