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DOVEADM-EXEC(1)                     Dovecot                    DOVEADM-EXEC(1)

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. -o setting=value Overrides the configuration setting from /usr/local/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/local/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@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: http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html

SEE ALSO

doveadm(1), dovecot-lda(1) Dovecot v2.2 2013-08-05 DOVEADM-EXEC(1)

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