doveadm-exec(1)

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

6       doveadm-exec - easily execute commands from Dovecot's libexec_dir
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SYNOPSIS

9       doveadm [-Dv] exec binary [binary arguments]
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DESCRIPTION

12       This  command  allows  administrators and local users to simply execute
13       commands from within libexec_dir.  So for example a  logged  in  system
14       user  could  start a pre-authenticated imap session, using the command:
15       doveadm exec imap.  An administrator would  use  the  command:  doveadm
16       exec imap -u username.
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OPTIONS

19       Global doveadm(1) options:
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21       -D     Enables verbosity and debug messages.
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23       -o setting=value
24              Overrides  the  configuration  setting  from  /etc/dovecot/dove‐
25              cot.conf and from the userdb with the given value.  In order  to
26              override  multiple settings, the -o option may be specified mul‐
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29       -v     Enables verbosity, including progress counter.
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ARGUMENTS

32       binary the name of an executable located in /usr/libexec/dovecot.
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35              options and arguments, which  will  be  passed  through  to  the
36              binary.
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EXAMPLE

39       This  example  demonstrates  how  to deliver a message from a file to a
40       user's mailbox.
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42       doveadm exec dovecot-lda -d user@example.net \
43       -f admin@example.net < ~/stuff/welcome.msg
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REPORTING BUGS

46       Report bugs, including doveconf -n output, to the Dovecot Mailing  List
47       <dovecot@dovecot.org>.   Information  about reporting bugs is available
48       at: http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html
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