opendmarc-expire(8)

πŸ’Ύ opendmarc-expire(8) πŸ’Ύ

okay bestie, so this one is a System Manager's Manual page, and the command we're stanning today is opendmarc-expire β€” the OpenDMARC history data expiration tool. she's giving cleanup crew, she's giving Marie Kondo for your database, and honestly? we're obsessed. 🧹✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

opendmarc-expire β€” the OpenDMARC history data expiration tool 🫢


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

opendmarc-expire [options]

like. that's it. that's the whole vibe. options in, expired records out. πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so here's the tea: opendmarc-expire expires old records from the database that's part of the OpenDMARC aggregate reporting feature. that's the entire job, no cap. old stuff out, database stays cute and manageable. periodt. πŸ”₯


πŸŽ€ OPTIONS πŸŽ€

  • --alltables β€” expires records in ALL the tables, not just the big chonky ones. going full send, no survivors. πŸ’€
  • --dbhost=host β€” tries to connect to the database server living at the host you named. the default is "localhost", i.e. right here at home. 🏠
  • --dbname=name β€” requests a connection to the database called name. default is "opendmarc". iconic, on brand. πŸ‘‘
  • --dbpasswd=password β€” tries to authenticate to the database server using the password you gave. default is "opendmarc". (yes bestie, change it. i'm just the messenger. πŸ™ˆ)
  • --dbport=port β€” tries to connect to the database at the TCP port you specified. default is 3306. πŸ”Œ
  • --dbuser=user β€” tries to authenticate to the database server as the specified user. default is "opendmarc". hi bestie, it's me again. 🫢
  • --expire=days β€” tells her how many days of data to keep. the default is 180. so 180 days ago and older? gone. bye. πŸ’…
  • --help β€” prints a usage message and then exits. she's helpful AND she leaves. main character energy. ⭐
  • --verbose β€” requests verbose output. she will tell you everything. and i mean everything. 😭
  • --version β€” prints the version number and exits. quick lil flex, then out. 🌈

πŸ’œ VERSION πŸ’œ

this man page covers the version of opendmarc-expire that shipped with version 1.4.2 of OpenDMARC. so if you're on something else, lowkey check your own page. πŸ¦‹


Copyright (c) 2012, 2014, The Trusted Domain Project. All rights reserved. 🫑 protecting the brand, as they should.


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈


okay that's the whole page bestie, you're officially fluent πŸ’– and before i go β€” this one came from The Trusted Domain Project, it's the opendmarc-expire(8) page from their System Manager's Manual, and it's serving version 1.4.2 of OpenDMARC energy. go forth and expire those records, you absolute legend. πŸŽ€βœ¨πŸ‘‘

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