DOVEADM-EXEC(1) Dovecot DOVEADM-EXEC(1)
NAME
doveadm-exec - easily execute commands from Dovecot's libexec_dir
SYNOPSIS
doveadm [-Dv] exec binary [binary arguments]
DESCRIPTION
This command allows administrators and local users to simply execute
commands from within libexec_dir. So for example a logged in system
user could start a pre-authenticated imap session, using the command:
doveadm exec imap. An administrator would use the command: doveadm
exec imap -u username.
OPTIONS
Global doveadm(1) options:
-D Enables verbosity and debug messages.
-o setting=value
Overrides the configuration setting from /etc/dovecot/dove-
cot.conf and from the userdb with the given value. In order to
override multiple settings, the -o option may be specified mul-
tiple times.
-v Enables verbosity, including progress counter.
ARGUMENTS
binary the name of an executable located in /usr/lib/dovecot.
binary arguments
options and arguments, which will be passed through to the bi-
nary.
EXAMPLE
This example demonstrates how to deliver a message from a file to a
user's mailbox.
doveadm exec dovecot-lda -d user@example.net \
-f admin@example.net < ~/stuff/welcome.msg
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs, including doveconf -n output, to the Dovecot Mailing List
<dovecot@dovecot.org>. Information about reporting bugs is available
at: http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html
SEE ALSO
doveadm(1), dovecot-lda(1)
Dovecot v2.3 2013-08-05 DOVEADM-EXEC(1)
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