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, which 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)