DOVEADM-EXEC(1) Dovecot DOVEADM-EXEC(1)
NAME
doveadm-exec - Easily execute commands from Dovecot's libexec directory.
SYNOPSIS
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] exec binary [binary arguments]
DESCRIPTION
This command allows administrators and local users to simply execute
commands from within /usr/libexec/dovecot. So for example a logged in
system user could start a pre-authenticated imap session, using the com-
mand: doveadm exec imap. An administrator would use the command doveadm
exec imap -u username.
GLOBAL OPTIONS
Global doveadm(1)
-D
Enables verbosity and debug messages.
-O
Do not read any config file, just use defaults. The dovecot_stor-
age_version setting defaults to the latest version, but can be over-
ridden with
-k
Preserve entire environment for doveadm, not just import_environment
setting.
-v
Enables verbosity, including progress counter.
-i instance-name
If using multiple Dovecot instances, choose the config file based on
this instance name.
See instance_name setting for more information.
-c config-file
Read configuration from the given config-file. By default it first
reads config socket, and then falls back to /etc/dovecot/dove-
cot.conf. You can also point this to config socket of some instance
running compatible version.
-o setting=value
Overrides the configuration setting from /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
and from the userdb with the given value. In order to override mul-
tiple settings, the -o option may be specified multiple times.
ARGUMENTS
binary
the name of an executable located in /usr/libexec/dovecot.
binary arguments
options and arguments, which will be passed through to the binary.
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:
https://dovecot.org/bugreport.html
SEE ALSO
doveadm(1)
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