doveadm-exec (1)

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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/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 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)

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