---
name: "opendmarc-expire"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "opendmarc"
version: "1.4.2-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/opendmarc-expire"
---

# opendmarc-expire(8)

OpenDMARC history data expiration tool

## NAME

**opendmarc-expire** - OpenDMARC history data expiration tool

## SYNOPSIS

**opendmarc-expire** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**opendmarc-expire** expires old records from the database that is part of the OpenDMARC aggregate reporting feature.

## OPTIONS

- *--alltables*

  Expire records in all tables rather than only the large ones.

- *--dbhost=host*

  Attempts to connect to the database server on the named *host.* The default is "localhost".

- *--dbname=name*

  Requests a connection to the database called *name.* The default is "opendmarc".

- *--dbpasswd=password*

  Attempts to authenticate to the database server using the specified *password.* The default is "opendmarc".

- *--dbport=port*

  Tries to connect to the database at the specified TCP *port.* The default is 3306.

- *--dbuser=user*

  Attempts to authenticate to the database server as the specified *user.* The default is "opendmarc".

- *--expire=days*

  Indicates the number of days of data to keep.  The default is 180.

- *--help*

  Prints a usage message and exits.

- *--verbose*

  Requests verbose output.

- *--version*

  Prints version number and exits.

## VERSION

This man page covers the version of *opendmarc-expire* that shipped with version 1.4.2 of *OpenDMARC.*

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2012, 2014, The Trusted Domain Project.  All rights reserved.

## SEE ALSO

*[opendmarc(8)](/opendmarc/8.md),* *[opendmarc-import(8)](/opendmarc-import/8.md)*