DOVEADM-LOG(1) Dovecot DOVEADM-LOG(1)
NAME
doveadm-log - Locate, test or reopen Dovecot's log files
SYNOPSIS
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log errors [-s min_timestamp]
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log find [directory]
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log reopen
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log test
DESCRIPTION
are used to locate and reopen the log files of dovecot(1). It's also
possible to test the configured targets of the
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.
COMMANDS
log errors
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log errors [-s min_timestamp]
The log errors command is used to show the last - up to 1,000 - errors
and warnings. If no output is generated, no errors have occurred since
the last start.
-s min_timestamp
An integer value, representing seconds since the epoch - also known
as Unix timestamp. When a min_timestamp was given, doveadm(1) will
only show errors occurred since that point in time.
log find
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log find [directory]
command is used to show the location of the log files, to which dove-
cot(1) logs its messages through
log reopen
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log reopen
This command causes doveadm to send a SIGUSR1 signal to master process,
which causes it to reopen all log files configured in the log_path,
info_log_path and debug_log_path settings. These settings are configured
in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf.
The master process also signals the log process to do the same. This is
mainly useful after manually rotating the log files.
log test
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] log test
This command causes doveadm to write the message "This is Dovecot's pri-
ority log (timestamp)" to the configured log files. The used priorities
are: debug, info, warning, error and fatal.
EXAMPLE
This example shows how to locate the log files used by dovecot(1):
doveadm log find
Looking for log files from /var/log
Debug: /var/log/dovecot.debug
Info: /var/log/mail.log
Warning: /var/log/mail.log
Error: /var/log/mail.log
Fatal: /var/log/mail.log
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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