PGSQL_TABLE 5
NAME
pgsql_table
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Postfix PostgreSQL client configuration
"SYNOPSIS"
postmap -q "string" pgsql:/etc/postfix/filename postmap -q - pgsql:/etc/postfix/filename <inputfileThe 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:DESCRIPTION
alias_maps = pgsql:/etc/pgsql-aliases.cfThe file /etc/postfix/pgsql-aliases.cf has the same format as the Postfix main.cf file, and can specify the parameters described below.
"BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY"
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" below 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. Normally, the SQL query is specified via a single query parameter (described in more detail below). When this parameter is not specified in the map definition, Postfix reverts to an older interface, with the SQL query constructed from the select_function, select_field, table, where_field and additional_conditions parameters. The old interface will be gradually phased out. To migrate to the new interface set:
query = SELECT select_function('%s')or in the absence of select_function, the lower precedence:
query = SELECT select_field FROM table WHERE where_field = '%s' additional_conditionsUse the value, not the name, of each legacy parameter. Note that the additional_conditions parameter is optional and if not empty, will always start with AND.
"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.
Specify unix: for UNIX-domain sockets, inet: for TCP
connections (default). Example:
hosts = host1.some.domain host2.some.domain:port hosts = unix:/file/nameThe hosts are tried in random order, with all connections over UNIX domain sockets being tried before those over TCP. The connections are automatically closed after being idle for about 1 minute, and are re-opened as necessary. NOTE: the unix: and inet: prefixes are accepted for backwards compatibility reasons, but are actually ignored. The PostgreSQL client library will always try to connect to an UNIX socket if the name starts with a slash, and will try a TCP connection otherwise.
"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
"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.
"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/searchdomainsIt 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 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_aliasThis 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