---
name: "opendmarc-import"
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-import"
---

# opendmarc-import(8)

OpenDMARC aggregate report data import tool

## NAME

**opendmarc-import** - OpenDMARC aggregate report data import tool

## SYNOPSIS

**opendmarc-import** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**opendmarc-import** reads per-message data recorded by an instance of **[opendmarc(8)](/opendmarc/8.md)** and inserts it into an SQL database, for later use by **[opendmarc-reports(8)](/opendmarc-reports/8.md)** to generate aggregate reports.

## OPTIONS

- *--dbhost=hostname*

  Specifies the hostname on which the SQL server is running.  Defaults to the value of the environment variable OPENDMARC\_DBHOST, or "localhost" if the environment variable is not set.

- *--dbname=name*

  Specifies the SQL database name to be accessed.  Defaults to the value of the environment variable OPENDMARC\_DB, or "opendmarc" if the environment variable is not set.

- *--dbpasswd=password*

  Specifies the password for the SQL database to be accessed.  Defaults to the value of the environment variable OPENDMARC\_PASSWORD, or "opendmarc" if the environment variable is not set.

- *--dbport=port*

  Specifies the TCP port on which the SQL server is expected to be listening. Defaults to the value of the environment variable OPENDMARC\_PORT, or 3306 if the environment variable is not set.

- *--dbuser=user*

  Specifies the SQL user to be used to access the database.  Defaults to the value of the environment variable OPENDMARC\_USER, or "opendmarc" if the environment variable is not set.

- *--help*

  Prints a help message and terminates.

- *--input=file*

  Reads from the named file instead of from standard input (the default).

- *--verbose*

  Increase the amount of verbosity written to standard output.

- *--version*

  Print version number and exit.

## VERSION

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

## COPYRIGHT

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

## SEE ALSO

*[opendmarc(8)](/opendmarc/8.md),* *[opendmarc.conf(5)](/opendmarc.conf/5.md)* *[opendmarc-reports(8)](/opendmarc-reports/8.md)*