doveadm-exec (1) - Linux Manuals
doveadm-exec: easily execute commands from Dovecot's libexec_dir
Command to display doveadm-exec manual in Linux: $ man 1 doveadm-exec
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.
- -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
user's mailbox.
doveadm exec dovecot-lda -d user [at] example.net \
-f admin [at] example.net < ~/stuff/welcome.msg
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs, including
doveconf -n
output, to the Dovecot Mailing List <dovecot [at] dovecot.org>.
Information about reporting bugs is available at:
http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html