Troubleshooting
Problem
Sendmail has mail queued in /var/spool/clientmqueue and it is filling up /var.
Symptom
How to flush mail queue clientmqueue
Cause
For various reasons if sendmail is unable to deliver mail it queues the mail in /var/spool/clientmqueue.
Environment
This procedure is for AIX 7200-04 and higher and also for AIX 7.3.
Diagnosing The Problem
Check the contents of /var/spool/mqueue for undeliverable mail.
Resolving The Problem
To flush queued mail that is in clientmqueue do the following:
# sendmail -oQ/var/spool/clientmqueue -q -v
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Modified date:
13 June 2023
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