---
name: "ocf_heartbeat_postfix"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "resource-agents"
version: "1:4.16.0-3+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ocf_heartbeat_postfix"
---

# ocf\_heartbeat\_postfix(7)

Manages a highly available Postfix mail server instance

## NAME

ocf\_heartbeat\_postfix - Manages a highly available Postfix mail server instance

## SYNOPSIS

**postfix** \[start \| stop \| monitor \| meta-data \| validate-all\]

## DESCRIPTION

This script manages Postfix as an OCF resource in a high-availability setup.

## SUPPORTED PARAMETERS

**binary**

Full path to the Postfix binary. For example, "/usr/sbin/postfix".

(optional, string, default "/usr/sbin/postfix")

**config\_dir**

Full path to a Postfix configuration directory. For example, "/etc/postfix".

(unique, optional, string, no default)

**parameters**

The Postfix daemon may be called with additional parameters. Specify any of them here.

(optional, string, no default)

## SUPPORTED ACTIONS

This resource agent supports the following actions (operations):

**start**

Starts the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**stop**

Stops the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**reload**

Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**monitor**

Performs a detailed status check. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s. Suggested interval: 60s.

**validate-all**

Performs a validation of the resource configuration. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**meta-data**

Retrieves resource agent metadata (internal use only). Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

## EXAMPLE CRM SHELL

The following is an example configuration for a postfix resource using the [**crm**(8)](/crm/8.md) shell:

```
primitive p_postfix ocf:heartbeat:postfix \
  op monitor depth="0" timeout="20s" interval="60s"
```

## EXAMPLE PCS

The following is an example configuration for a postfix resource using [**pcs**(8)](/pcs/8.md)

```
pcs resource create p_postfix ocf:heartbeat:postfix \
  op monitor OCF_CHECK_LEVEL="0" timeout="20s" interval="60s"
```

## SEE ALSO

**http://clusterlabs.org/**

## AUTHOR

**ClusterLabs contributors (see the resource agent source for information about individual authors)**