1SYMPA(1)                         sympa 6.2.64                         SYMPA(1)
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NAME

6       sympa, sympa.pl - Command line utility to manage Sympa
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SYNOPSIS

9       "sympa.pl" [ "-d, --debug" ] [ "-f, --file"=another.sympa.conf ]
10       [ "-l, --lang"=lang ] [ "-m, --mail" ] [ "-h, --help" ]
11       [ "-v, --version" ]
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13       [ "--import"=listname ] [ "--open_list"=list[@robot] [--notify] ]
14       [ "--close_list"=list[@robot] ] [ "--purge_list"=list[@robot] ]
15       [ "--lowercase" ] [ "--make_alias_file" ]
16       [ "--dump_users" "--list"=list@domain|ALL [ "--role"=roles ] ]
17       [ "--restore_users" "--list"=list@domain|ALL [ "--role"=roles ] ]
18       [ "--show_pending_lists"=robot ] [ "--rebuildarc"=list[@robot] ]
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DESCRIPTION

21       NOTE: On overview of Sympa documentation see sympa_toc(1).
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23       Sympa.pl is invoked from command line then performs various
24       administration tasks.
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OPTIONS

27       sympa.pl may run with following options in general.
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29       "-d", "--debug"
30           Enable debug mode.
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32       "-f", "--config="file
33           Force Sympa to use an alternative configuration file instead of
34           /etc/sympa/sympa.conf.
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36       "-l", "--lang="lang
37           Set this option to use a language for Sympa. The corresponding
38           gettext catalog file must be located in $LOCALEDIR directory.
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40       "--log_level="level
41           Sets Sympa log level.
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43       With the following options sympa.pl will run in batch mode:
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45       "--add_list="family_name "--robot="robot_name
46       "--input_file="/path/to/file.xml
47           Add the list described by the file.xml under robot_name, to the
48           family family_name.
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50       "--change_user_email" "--current_email="xx "--new_email="xx
51           Changes a user email address in all Sympa  databases
52           (subscriber_table, list config, etc) for all virtual robots.
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54       "--close_family="family_name "--robot="robot_name
55           Close lists of family_name family under robot_name.
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57       "--close_list="list[@robot]
58           Close the list (changing its status to closed), remove aliases and
59           remove subscribers from DB (a dump is created in the list directory
60           to allow restoring the list)
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62       "--conf_2_db"
63           Load sympa.conf and each robot.conf into database.
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65       "--copy_list="listname@robot "--new_listname="newlistname
66       "--new_listrobot="newrobot
67           Copy a list.
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69       "--create_list" "--robot="robot_name "--input_file="/path/to/file.xml
70           Create a list with the XML file under robot robot_name.
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72       "--dump="list@domain|"ALL"
73           Obsoleted option.  Use "--dump_users".
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75       "--dump_users" "--list="list@domain|"ALL" [ "--role="roles ]
76           Dumps users of a list or all lists.
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78           "--role" may specify "member", "owner", "editor" or any of them
79           separated by comma (","). Only "member" is chosen by default.
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81           Users are dumped in files role".dump" in each list directory.
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83           Note: On Sympa prior to 6.2.31b.1, subscribers were dumped in
84           subscribers.db.dump file, and owners and moderators could not be
85           dumped.
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87           See also "--restore_users".
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89           Note: This option replaced "--dump" on Sympa 6.2.34.
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91       "--health_check"
92           Check if sympa.conf, robot.conf of virtual robots and database
93           structure are correct.  If any errors occur, exits with non-zero
94           status.
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96       "--import="list@dom
97           Import subscribers in the list. Data are read from standard input.
98           The imported data should contain one entry per line : the first
99           field is an email address, the second (optional) field is the free
100           form name.  Fields are spaces-separated.
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102           Use "--quiet" to prevent welcome emails.
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104           Sample:
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106               ## Data to be imported
107               ## email        gecos
108               john.steward@some.company.com           John - accountant
109               mary.blacksmith@another.company.com     Mary - secretary
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111       "--instantiate_family="family_name "--robot="robot_name
112       "--input_file="/path/to/file.xml [ "--close_unknown" ] [ "--quiet" ]
113           Instantiate family_name lists described in the file.xml under
114           robot_name.  The family directory must exist; automatically close
115           undefined lists in a new instantiation if --close_unknown is
116           specified; do not print report if "--quiet" is specified.
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118       "--lowercase"
119           Lowercases email addresses in database.
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121       "--make_alias_file" [ "--robot" robot ]
122           Create an aliases file in /tmp/ with all list aliases. It uses the
123           list_aliases.tt2 template  (useful when list_aliases.tt2 was
124           changed).
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126       "--md5_encode_password"
127           Rewrite password in "user_table" of database using MD5 fingerprint.
128           YOU CAN'T UNDO unless you save this table first.
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130           Note that this option was obsoleted.  Use
131           upgrade_sympa_password(1).
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133       "--modify_list="family_name "--robot="robot_name
134       "--input_file="/path/to/file.xml
135           Modify the existing list installed under the robot robot_name and
136           that belongs to the family family_name. The new description is in
137           the "file.xml".
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139       "--open_list="list[@robot] [--notify]
140           Restore the closed list (changing its status to open), add aliases
141           and restore users to DB (dump files in the list directory are
142           imported).
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144           The "--notify" is optional. If present, the owner(s) of the list
145           will be notified.
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147       "--purge_list"=list[@robot]
148           Remove the list (remove archive, configuration files, users and
149           owners in admin table. Restore is not possible after this
150           operation.
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152       "--show_pending_lists"=robot
153           Print all pending lists for the robot, with informations.
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155       "--rebuildarc"=list[@robot]
156           Rebuild the archives of the list.
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158       "--reload_list_config" [ "--list="mylist@mydom ] [ "--robot="mydom ]
159           Recreates all config.bin files or cache in "list_table".  You
160           should run this command if you edit authorization scenarios.  The
161           list and robot parameters are optional.
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163       "--rename_list="listname@robot "--new_listname="newlistname
164       "--new_listrobot="newrobot
165           Renames a list or move it to another virtual robot.
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167       "--send_digest" [ "--keep_digest" ]
168           Send digest right now.  If "--keep_digest" is specified, stocked
169           digest will not be removed.
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171       "--restore_users" "--list="list@domain|"ALL" [ "--role="roles ]
172           Restore users from files dumped by "--dump_users".
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174           Note: This option was added on Sympa 6.2.34.
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176       "--sync_include="listname@robot [ "--role="role ]
177           Trigger update of the list users included from data sources.
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179       "--sync_list_db" [ "--list="listname@robot ]
180           Syncs filesystem list configs to the database cache of list
181           configs, optionally syncs an individual list if specified.
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183       "--test_database_message_buffer"
184           Note: This option was deprecated.
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186           Test the database message buffer size.
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188       "--upgrade" [ "--from="X ] [ "--to="Y ]
189           Runs Sympa maintenance script to upgrade from version X to version
190           Y.
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192       "--upgrade_shared" [ "--list="X ] [ "--robot="Y ]
193           Note: This option was deprecated.  See
194           upgrade_shared_repository(1).
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196           Rename files in shared.
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198       With following options sympa.pl will print some information and exit.
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200       "-h", "--help"
201           Print this help message.
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203       "--md5_digest="password
204           Output a MD5 digest of a password (useful for SOAP client trusted
205           application).
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207       "-v", "--version"
208           Print the version number.
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FILES

211       /etc/sympa/sympa.conf main configuration file.
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SEE ALSO

214       sympa_toc(1).
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HISTORY

217       This program was originally written by:
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219       Serge Aumont
220           Comite Reseau des Universites
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222       Olivier Salauen
223           Comite Reseau des Universites
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225       As of Sympa 6.2b.4, it was split into three programs: sympa.pl command
226       line utility, sympa_automatic.pl daemon and sympa_msg.pl daemon.
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