On Fri, 2 Jul 2021, michael--- via Exim-users wrote:
> In a backup script for SysV init system I used to:
>
> 1. stop exim MTA, /etc/init.d/exim stop
> 2. run exim in queue-only mode: /etc/init.d/exim queue
> 3. stop imap MDA.
> 4. option: enable file-system snapshot feature
> 5. create backup of locally delivered files.
> 6. option: clean up after snapshotting.
> 7. start imap MDA.
> 8. stop exim in queue-only mode, /etc/init.d/exim stop
> 9. start exim MTA in normal mode, /etc/init.d/exim start
>
> Now, in a systemd based system the "/etc/init.d/exim queue" command is
> missing. And I can't find a "systemctl queue exim.service" equivalent.
> Can I just replace this step with: "/usr/sbin/exim -bd -odq" ?
> Or do you recommend another approach?
Do you still have /etc/init.d/exim ?
If so, it should be a script; I would just do what the queue section did.
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Andrew C. Aitchison Kendal, UK
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