DOVEADM-EXEC(1)                              Dovecot                              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.

       -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 AT example.net \
       -f admin AT example.net < ~/stuff/welcome.msg

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs, including doveconf -n output, to  the  Dovecot  Mailing  List  <dovecot@dove‐
       cot.org>.   Information  about  reporting  bugs is available at: http://dovecot.org/bugre‐
       port.html

SEE ALSO
       doveadm(1), dovecot-lda(1)



Dovecot v2.2                                2013-08-05                            DOVEADM-EXEC(1)