pmx-init - The PureMessage system startup program
pmx-init start pmx-init stop pmx-init restart pmx-init status
pmx-init
is suitable for use as a system startup or shutdown program.
Typical usage is to add a symbolic link to the pmx-init
program
into the /etc/rc.d/rc*.d/ directories so that PureMessage services
start automatically on system bootup.
When run as root, pmx-init
drops privileges by switching
to the PureMessage user, and runs the pmx
program with any arguments
that were passed to it. The pmx
program is executed within a new
login session using su
. Thus any login or shell initialization
scripts associated with the PureMessage user are executed.
When run as the PureMessage user, it simply executes pmx
with any
provided arguments.
The rest is done by the pmx
program.
the pmx manpage, the pmx-intro manpage, the pmx-milter manpage, the pmx-manager manpage, the pmx.conf manpage
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