Pflogsumm is a log analyzer/summarizer for the Postfix MTA. It is designed to provide an over-view of Postfix activity, with just enough detail to give the administrator a “heads up” for potential trouble spots.

What is Pflogsumm?

Pflogsumm is a log analyzer/summarizer for the Postfix MTA. It is designed to provide an over-view of Postfix activity, with just enough detail to give the administrator a “heads up” for potential trouble spots.

Where are the postfix logs?

/var/log/maillog
Postfix logs all failed and successful deliveries to a logfile. When Postfix uses syslog logging (the default), the file is usually called /var/log/maillog, /var/log/mail, or something similar; the exact pathname is configured in a file called /etc/syslog. conf, /etc/rsyslog.

Where is postfix config?

/etc/postfix
By default, Postfix configuration files are in /etc/postfix. The two most important files are main.cf and master.cf; these files must be owned by root.

How do I clear my postfix queue?

To purge the mail queue, we will use the postsuper -d command. This command has two execution options: To purge a single email from the queue, use the postsuper -d [message id] command. To purge all email from the queue, use the postsuper -d ALL command.

What is Relayhost in postfix?

The relayhost setting forces the Postfix SMTP to send all remote messages to the specified mail server instead of trying to deliver them directly to their destination. In the relayhost setting, the ” [ ” and ” ] ” prevent the Postfix SMTP client from looking up MX (mail exchanger) records for the enclosed name.

How do I clear Exim queue?

Exim Remove All messages From the Mail Queue

  1. To print a list of the messages in the queue, enter: # exim -bp.
  2. To remove a message from the queue, enter: # exim -Mrm {message-id}
  3. To remove all messages from the queue, enter: # exim -bp | awk ‘/^ *[0-9]+[mhd]/{print “exim -Mrm ” $3}’ | bash.

How do I check my mail queue in Postfix and exim?

Viewing current Exim mail queue summary Login to your server via SSH as the root user. Run the exim command with the -bp flag to show the current Exim mail queue. Use the exiqsumm command to summarize the output from the Exim mail queue.

What is Mynetworks Postfix?

By default, Postfix will forward mail from clients in authorized network blocks to any destination. Authorized networks are defined with the mynetworks configuration parameter. The current default is to authorize the local machine only.

Do I need Dovecot?

If you want to read emails on your mobile phone or your PC you will need to use IMAP or POP3 protocol. To enable reading emails – you will need to set up Dovecot (or some other service that serves POP3/IMAP).

Will wild doves use a dovecote?

However, collared doves and wood pigeons would not use a dovecote, as they prefer an open cup nest (often on or behind satellite dishes!?) and never go in confined spaces. Instead, a dovecote would most likely only encourage feral pigeons, which often move in even with ‘captive’ fancy doves in residence.

How do I check Exim logs?

Exim logs

  1. /var/log/exim_mainlog is Exim’s primary log. Every email processed by Exim is logged here.
  2. /var/log/exim_rejectlog contains information about emails that were rejected because of a policy.
  3. /var/log/exim_paniclog logs errors related to Exim itself.

What is pflogsumm and how does it work?

It is designed to provide an over-view of Postfix activity, with just enough detail to give the administrator a “heads up” for potential trouble spots. Pflogsumm generates summaries and, in some cases, detailed reports of mail server traffic volumes, rejected and bounced email, and server warnings, errors and panics.

Why does pflogsumm always look for postfix in logs?

As a consequence, pflogsumm must always look for “postfix,” in logs, as well as whatever is supplied for syslog_name. Where this becomes an issue is where people are running two or more instances of Postfix, logging to the same file.

How do I install pflogsumm?

To install pflogsumm, you first need to download the script. Open the terminal by accessing the ‘Activities’ tab, and from the left sidebar, select the ‘Terminal’ application and open it. First, download the script using the following command:

What does pflogsumm look for in a syslog file?

By default, pflogsumm looks for entries in logfiles with a syslog name of “postfix,” the default. If you’ve set a non-default “syslog_name” parameter in your Postfix configuration, use this option to tell pflogsumm what that is.