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2# NAME
3#	pgsql_table 5
4# SUMMARY
5#	Postfix PostgreSQL client configuration
6# SYNOPSIS
7#	\fBpostmap -q "\fIstring\fB" pgsql:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fR
8#
9#	\fBpostmap -q - pgsql:/etc/postfix/\fIfilename\fB <\fIinputfile\fR
10# DESCRIPTION
11#	The Postfix mail system uses optional tables for address
12#	rewriting or mail routing. These tables are usually in
13#	\fBdbm\fR or \fBdb\fR format.
14#
15#	Alternatively, lookup tables can be specified as PostgreSQL
16#	databases.  In order to use PostgreSQL lookups, define a
17#	PostgreSQL source as a lookup table in main.cf, for example:
18# .nf
19#	    alias_maps = pgsql:/etc/pgsql-aliases.cf
20# .fi
21#
22#	The file /etc/postfix/pgsql-aliases.cf has the same format as
23#	the Postfix main.cf file, and can specify the parameters
24#	described below.
25# LIST MEMBERSHIP
26# .ad
27# .fi
28#	When using SQL to store lists such as $mynetworks,
29#	$mydestination, $relay_domains, $local_recipient_maps,
30#	etc., it is important to understand that the table must
31#	store each list member as a separate key. The table lookup
32#	verifies the *existence* of the key. See "Postfix lists
33#	versus tables" in the DATABASE_README document for a
34#	discussion.
35#
36#	Do NOT create tables that return the full list of domains
37#	in $mydestination or $relay_domains etc., or IP addresses
38#	in $mynetworks.
39#
40#	DO create tables with each matching item as a key and with
41#	an arbitrary value. With SQL databases it is not uncommon to
42#	return the key itself or a constant value.
43# PGSQL PARAMETERS
44# .ad
45# .fi
46# .IP "\fBhosts\fR"
47#	The hosts that Postfix will try to connect to and query
48#	from. Besides a \fBpostgresql://\fR connection URI, this
49#	setting supports the historical forms \fBunix:/\fIpathname\fR
50#	for UNIX-domain sockets and \fBinet:\fIhost:port\fR for TCP
51#	connections, where the \fBunix:\fR and \fBinet:\fR prefixes
52#	are accepted and ignored for backwards compatibility.
53#	Examples:
54# .nf
55#	    hosts = postgresql://username@example.com/tablename?sslmode=require
56#	    hosts = host1.some.domain host2.some.domain:port
57#	    hosts = unix:/file/name
58# .fi
59#
60#	The hosts are tried in random order. The connections are
61#	automatically closed after being idle for about 1 minute,
62#	and are re-opened as necessary.
63# .IP "\fBuser, password\fR"
64#	The user name and password to log into the pgsql server.
65#	Example:
66# .nf
67#	    user = someone
68#	    password = some_password
69# .fi
70# .IP "\fBdbname\fR"
71#	The database name on the servers. Example:
72# .nf
73#	    dbname = customer_database
74# .fi
75# .IP "\fBquery\fR"
76#	The SQL query template used to search the database, where \fB%s\fR
77#	is a substitute for the address Postfix is trying to resolve,
78#	e.g.
79# .nf
80#	    query = SELECT replacement FROM aliases WHERE mailbox = '%s'
81# .fi
82#
83#	This parameter supports the following '%' expansions:
84# .RS
85# .IP "\fB%%\fR"
86#	This is replaced by a literal '%' character. (Postfix 2.2 and later)
87# .IP "\fB%s\fR"
88#	This is replaced by the input key.
89#	SQL quoting is used to make sure that the input key does not
90#	add unexpected metacharacters.
91# .IP "\fB%u\fR"
92#	When the input key is an address of the form user@domain, \fB%u\fR
93#	is replaced by the SQL quoted local part of the address.
94#	Otherwise, \fB%u\fR is replaced by the entire search string.
95#	If the localpart is empty, the query is suppressed and returns
96#	no results.
97# .IP "\fB%d\fR"
98#	When the input key is an address of the form user@domain, \fB%d\fR
99#	is replaced by the SQL quoted domain part of the address.
100#	Otherwise, the query is suppressed and returns no results.
101# .IP "\fB%[SUD]\fR"
102#	The upper-case equivalents of the above expansions behave in the
103#	\fBquery\fR parameter identically to their lower-case counter-parts.
104#	With the \fBresult_format\fR parameter (see below), they expand the
105#	input key rather than the result value.
106# .IP
107#	The above %S, %U and %D expansions are available with Postfix 2.2
108#	and later
109# .IP "\fB%[1-9]\fR"
110#	The patterns %1, %2, ... %9 are replaced by the corresponding
111#	most significant component of the input key's domain. If the
112#	input key is \fIuser@mail.example.com\fR, then %1 is \fBcom\fR,
113#	%2 is \fBexample\fR and %3 is \fBmail\fR. If the input key is
114#	unqualified or does not have enough domain components to satisfy
115#	all the specified patterns, the query is suppressed and returns
116#	no results.
117# .IP
118#	The above %1, ... %9 expansions are available with Postfix 2.2
119#	and later
120# .RE
121# .IP
122#	The \fBdomain\fR parameter described below limits the input
123#	keys to addresses in matching domains. When the \fBdomain\fR
124#	parameter is non-empty, SQL queries for unqualified addresses
125#	or addresses in non-matching domains are suppressed
126#	and return no results.
127#
128#	The precedence of this parameter has changed with Postfix 2.2,
129#	in prior releases the precedence was, from highest to lowest,
130#	\fBselect_function\fR, \fBquery\fR, \fBselect_field\fR, ...
131#
132#	With Postfix 2.2 the \fBquery\fR parameter has highest precedence,
133#	see COMPATIBILITY above.
134#
135#	NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the \fBquery\fR parameter.
136# .IP "\fBresult_format (default: \fB%s\fR)\fR"
137#	Format template applied to result attributes. Most commonly used
138#	to append (or prepend) text to the result. This parameter supports
139#	the following '%' expansions:
140# .RS
141# .IP "\fB%%\fR"
142#	This is replaced by a literal '%' character.
143# .IP "\fB%s\fR"
144#	This is replaced by the value of the result attribute. When
145#	result is empty it is skipped.
146# .IP "\fB%u\fR
147#	When the result attribute value is an address of the form
148#	user@domain, \fB%u\fR is replaced by the local part of the
149#	address. When the result has an empty localpart it is skipped.
150# .IP "\fB%d\fR"
151#	When a result attribute value is an address of the form
152#	user@domain, \fB%d\fR is replaced by the domain part of
153#	the attribute value. When the result is unqualified it
154#	is skipped.
155# .IP "\fB%[SUD1-9]\fR"
156#	The upper-case and decimal digit expansions interpolate
157#	the parts of the input key rather than the result. Their
158#	behavior is identical to that described with \fBquery\fR,
159#	and in fact because the input key is known in advance, queries
160#	whose key does not contain all the information specified in
161#	the result template are suppressed and return no results.
162# .RE
163# .IP
164#	For example, using "result_format = smtp:[%s]" allows one
165#	to use a mailHost attribute as the basis of a transport(5)
166#	table. After applying the result format, multiple values
167#	are concatenated as comma separated strings. The expansion_limit
168#	and parameter explained below allows one to restrict the number
169#	of values in the result, which is especially useful for maps that
170#	must return at most one value.
171#
172#	The default value \fB%s\fR specifies that each result value should
173#	be used as is.
174#
175#	This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.
176#
177#	NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the result format!
178# .IP "\fBdomain (default: no domain list)\fR"
179#	This is a list of domain names, paths to files, or
180#	dictionaries. When specified, only fully qualified search
181#	keys with a *non-empty* localpart and a matching domain
182#	are eligible for lookup: 'user' lookups, bare domain lookups
183#	and "@domain" lookups are not performed. This can significantly
184#	reduce the query load on the PostgreSQL server.
185# .nf
186#	    domain = postfix.org, hash:/etc/postfix/searchdomains
187# .fi
188#
189#	It is best not to use SQL to store the domains eligible
190#	for SQL lookups.
191#
192#	This parameter is available with Postfix 2.2 and later.
193#
194#	NOTE: DO NOT define this parameter for local(8) aliases,
195#	because the input keys are always unqualified.
196# .IP "\fBexpansion_limit (default: 0)\fR"
197#     A limit on the total number of result elements returned
198#     (as a comma separated list) by a lookup against the map.
199#     A setting of zero disables the limit. Lookups fail with a
200#     temporary error if the limit is exceeded.  Setting the
201#     limit to 1 ensures that lookups do not return multiple
202#     values.
203# OBSOLETE MAIN.CF PARAMETERS
204# .ad
205# .fi
206#	For compatibility with other Postfix lookup tables, PostgreSQL
207#	parameters can also be defined in main.cf.  In order to do
208#	that, specify as PostgreSQL source a name that doesn't begin
209#	with a slash or a dot.	The PostgreSQL parameters will then
210#	be accessible as the name you've given the source in its
211#	definition, an underscore, and the name of the parameter.  For
212#	example, if the map is specified as "pgsql:\fIpgsqlname\fR",
213#	the parameter "hosts" would be defined in main.cf as
214#	"\fIpgsqlname\fR_hosts".
215#
216#	Note: with this form, the passwords for the PostgreSQL sources
217#	are written in main.cf, which is normally world-readable.
218#	Support for this form will be removed in a future Postfix
219#	version.
220# OBSOLETE QUERY INTERFACES
221# .ad
222# .fi
223#	This section describes query interfaces that are deprecated
224#	as of Postfix 2.2.  Please migrate to the new \fBquery\fR
225#	interface as the old interfaces are slated to be phased
226#	out.
227# .IP "\fBselect_function\fR"
228#	This parameter specifies a database function name. Example:
229# .nf
230#	    select_function = my_lookup_user_alias
231# .fi
232#
233#	This is equivalent to:
234# .nf
235#	    query = SELECT my_lookup_user_alias('%s')
236# .fi
237#
238#	This parameter overrides the legacy table-related fields (described
239#	below). With Postfix versions prior to 2.2, it also overrides the
240#	\fBquery\fR parameter. Starting with Postfix 2.2, the \fBquery\fR
241#	parameter has highest precedence, and the \fBselect_function\fR
242#	parameter is deprecated.
243# .PP
244#	The following parameters (with lower precedence than the
245#	\fBselect_function\fR interface described above) can be used to
246#	build the SQL select statement as follows:
247#
248# .nf
249#	    SELECT [\fBselect_field\fR]
250#	    FROM [\fBtable\fR]
251#	    WHERE [\fBwhere_field\fR] = '%s'
252#	          [\fBadditional_conditions\fR]
253# .fi
254#
255#	The specifier %s is replaced with each lookup by the lookup key
256#	and is escaped so if it contains single quotes or other odd
257#	characters, it will not cause a parse error, or worse, a security
258#	problem.
259#
260#	Starting with Postfix 2.2, this interface is obsoleted by the more
261#	general \fBquery\fR interface described above. If higher precedence
262#	the \fBquery\fR or \fBselect_function\fR parameters described above
263#	are defined, the parameters described here are ignored.
264# .IP "\fBselect_field\fR"
265#	The SQL "select" parameter. Example:
266# .nf
267#	    \fBselect_field\fR = forw_addr
268# .fi
269# .IP "\fBtable\fR"
270#	The SQL "select .. from" table name. Example:
271# .nf
272#	    \fBtable\fR = mxaliases
273# .fi
274# .IP "\fBwhere_field\fR
275#	The SQL "select .. where" parameter. Example:
276# .nf
277#	    \fBwhere_field\fR = alias
278# .fi
279# .IP "\fBadditional_conditions\fR
280#	Additional conditions to the SQL query. Example:
281# .nf
282#	    \fBadditional_conditions\fR = AND status = 'paid'
283# .fi
284# SEE ALSO
285#	postmap(1), Postfix lookup table manager
286#	postconf(5), configuration parameters
287#	ldap_table(5), LDAP lookup tables
288#	mysql_table(5), MySQL lookup tables
289#	sqlite_table(5), SQLite lookup tables
290# README FILES
291# .ad
292# .fi
293#	Use "\fBpostconf readme_directory\fR" or
294#	"\fBpostconf html_directory\fR" to locate this information.
295# .na
296# .nf
297#	DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
298#	PGSQL_README, Postfix PostgreSQL client guide
299# LICENSE
300# .ad
301# .fi
302#	The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
303# HISTORY
304#	PgSQL support was introduced with Postfix version 2.1.
305# AUTHOR(S)
306#	Based on the MySQL client by:
307#	Scott Cotton, Joshua Marcus
308#	IC Group, Inc.
309#
310#	Ported to PostgreSQL by:
311#	Aaron Sethman
312#
313#	Further enhanced by:
314#	Liviu Daia
315#	Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy
316#	P.O. BOX 1-764
317#	RO-014700 Bucharest, ROMANIA
318#--
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