doveadm-exec(1)
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
/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/lib/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 [email protected] \
-f [email protected] < ~/stuff/welcome.msg
