doveadm-exec (1) Linux Manual Page
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
SEE ALSO
doveadm(1), dovecot-lda(1)