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postfix status

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This command displays whether the postfix service is running in the Linux based Manager.

This command has no parameters.

Syntax:postfix status

Sample Output:

IPSManager> postfix status

Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status postfix.service

● postfix.service - Postfix Mail Transport Agent

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/postfix.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

Active: active (running) since Tue 2019-08-20 14:27:31 UTC; 4s ago

Process: 3587 ExecStop=/usr/sbin/postfix stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Process: 3621 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/postfix start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Process: 3617 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/postfix/chroot-update (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Process: 3614 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/postfix/aliasesdb (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Main PID: 3702 (master)

CGroup: /system.slice/postfix.service

├─3702 /usr/libexec/postfix/master -w

├─3703 pickup -l -t unix -u

└─3704 qmgr -l -t unix -u

Aug 20 14:27:31 IPSManager systemd[1]: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...

Aug 20 14:27:31 IPSManager postfix/master[3702]: daemon started -- version 2.10.1, configuration /...fix

Aug 20 14:27:31 IPSManager systemd[1]: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.

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