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  /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/lib/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)