SCACHE(8) System Manager's Manual SCACHE(8)
NAME
scache - Postfix shared connection cache server
SYNOPSIS
scache [generic Postfix daemon options]
DESCRIPTION
The scache(8) server maintains a shared multi-connection cache. This in-
formation can be used by, for example, Postfix SMTP clients or other
Postfix delivery agents.
The connection cache is organized into logical destination names, physi-
cal endpoint names, and connections.
As a specific example, logical SMTP destinations specify (transport, do-
main, port), and physical SMTP endpoints specify (transport, IP address,
port). An SMTP connection may be saved after a successful mail transac-
tion.
In the general case, one logical destination may refer to zero or more
physical endpoints, one physical endpoint may be referenced by zero or
more logical destinations, and one endpoint may refer to zero or more
connections.
The exact syntax of a logical destination or endpoint name is applica-
tion dependent; the scache(8) server does not care. A connection is
stored as a file descriptor together with application-dependent informa-
tion that is needed to re-activate a connection object. Again, the
scache(8) server is completely unaware of the details of that informa-
tion.
All information is stored with a finite time to live (ttl). The connec-
tion cache daemon terminates when no client is connected for max_idle
time units.
This server implements the following requests:
save_endp ttl endpoint endpoint_properties file_descriptor
Save the specified file descriptor and connection property data
under the specified endpoint name. The endpoint properties are
used by the client to re-activate a passivated connection object.
find_endp endpoint
Look up cached properties and a cached file descriptor for the
specified endpoint.
save_dest ttl destination destination_properties endpoint
Save the binding between a logical destination and an endpoint
under the destination name, together with destination specific
connection properties. The destination properties are used by the
client to re-activate a passivated connection object.
find_dest destination
Look up cached destination properties, cached endpoint proper-
ties, and a cached file descriptor for the specified logical des-
tination.
SECURITY
The scache(8) server is not security-sensitive. It does not talk to the
network, and it does not talk to local users. The scache(8) server can
run chrooted at fixed low privilege.
The scache(8) server is not a trusted process. It must not be used to
store information that is security sensitive.
DIAGNOSTICS
Problems and transactions are logged to syslogd(8) or postlogd(8).
BUGS
The session cache cannot be shared among multiple machines.
When a connection expires from the cache, it is closed without the ap-
propriate protocol specific handshake.
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
Changes to main.cf are picked up automatically as scache(8) processes
run for only a limited amount of time. Use the command "postfix reload"
to speed up a change.
The text below provides only a parameter summary. See postconf(5) for
more details including examples.
RESOURCE CONTROLS
connection_cache_ttl_limit (2s)
The maximal time-to-live value that the scache(8) connection
cache server allows.
connection_cache_status_update_time (600s)
How frequently the scache(8) server logs usage statistics with
connection cache hit and miss rates for logical destinations and
for physical endpoints.
MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS
config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf config-
uration files.
daemon_timeout (18000s)
How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to handle a re-
quest before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer.
ipc_timeout (3600s)
The time limit for sending or receiving information over an in-
ternal communication channel.
max_idle (100s)
The maximum amount of time that an idle Postfix daemon process
waits for an incoming connection before terminating voluntarily.
process_id (read-only)
The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.
process_name (read-only)
The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.
syslog_facility (mail)
The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog records,
so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd".
Available in Postfix 3.3 and later:
service_name (read-only)
The master.cf service name of a Postfix daemon process.
SEE ALSO
smtp(8), SMTP client
postconf(5), configuration parameters
master(8), process manager
postlogd(8), Postfix logging
syslogd(8), system logging
README FILES
Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to locate
this information.
CONNECTION_CACHE_README, Postfix connection cache
LICENSE
The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
HISTORY
This service was introduced with Postfix version 2.2.
AUTHOR(S)
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
Wietse Venema
Google, Inc.
111 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10011, USA
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