Forcefully clearing the qmail queue

If you have the need to forcefully delete everything in the qmail queue, simply run this shell script (thanks to Florian on this one):

#!/bin/sh
# remove everything - STOP QMAIL FIRST!
/sbin/service qmail stop
for i in bounce info intd local mess remote todo; do
find /var/qmail/queue/$i -type f -exec rm {} \;
done
/sbin/service qmail start

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2 Comments   »

  • Sean says:
    01.05.12 at 11:32

    Thanks, that was handy. Cheers!

  • John Marcotte says:
    08.05.12 at 03:00

    I needed this badly. Thank you.

    My only suggestion would be to modify the script so that the file names are printed as they are deleted. It would help to have a clear indicator the script is working.


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