DOVEADM\-EXEC

Section: Dovecot (1)
Updated: 2013-08-05
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NAME

doveadm-exec - easily execute commands from Dovecotaqs 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/dovecot.conf and from the userdb with the given value. In order to override multiple settings, the -o option may be specified multiple times.

-v

Enables verbosity, including progress counter.

 

ARGUMENTS

binary

the name of an executable located in /usr/libexec/dovecot.

binary arguments

options and arguments, wich will be passed through to the binary.

 

EXAMPLE

This example demonstrates how to deliver a message from a file to a useraqs mailbox.

doveadm exec dovecot-lda -d user@example.net rs
-f admin@example.net < ti/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)

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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

ARGUMENTS

EXAMPLE

REPORTING BUGS

SEE ALSO