| POSTLOCK(1) | POSTLOCK(1) |
Options:
| -c config_dir | Read the main.cf configuration file in the named directory instead of the default configuration directory. |
| -l lock_style | Override the locking method specified via the mailbox_delivery_lock configuration parameter (see below). |
| -v | Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. Multiple -v options make the software increasingly verbose. |
Arguments:
| file | A mailbox file. The user should have read/write permission. |
| command... | The command to execute while file is locked for exclusive access. The command is executed directly, i.e. without interpretation by a shell command interpreter. |
| MAIL_CONFIG | Directory with Postfix configuration files. |
| MAIL_VERBOSE | Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes. |
| deliver_lock_attempts (20) | The maximal number of attempts to acquire an exclusive lock on a mailbox file or bounce(8) logfile. |
| deliver_lock_delay (1s) | The time between attempts to acquire an exclusive lock on a mailbox file or bounce(8) logfile. |
| stale_lock_time (500s) | The time after which a stale exclusive mailbox lockfile is removed. |
| mailbox_delivery_lock (see 'postconf -d' output) | How to lock a UNIX-style local(8) mailbox before attempting delivery. |
| fork_attempts (5) | The maximal number of attempts to fork() a child process. |
| fork_delay (1s) | The delay between attempts to fork() a child process. |
| config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output) | The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf configuration files. |
| August 25, 2011 |