doveadm-log(1)

NAME

   doveadm-log - Locate, test or reopen Dovecot's log files

SYNOPSIS

   doveadm [-Dv] log errors [-s min_timestamp]
   doveadm [-Dv] log find [directory]
   doveadm [-Dv] log reopen
   doveadm [-Dv] log test

DESCRIPTION

   The doveadm log commands are used to locate and reopen the log files of
   dovecot(1).  It's also possible to test the configured targets  of  the
   *log_path settings.

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.

COMMANDS

   log errors
   doveadm log errors [-s min_timestamp]

   The log errors command is used to show the last  - up to 1,000 - errors
   and warnings.  If no output is generated, no errors have occurred since
   the last start.

   -s min_timestamp
          An integer value, representing seconds since the  epoch  -  also
          known  as  Unix  timestamp.   When  a  min_timestamp  was given,
          doveadm(1) will only show errors occurred since  that  point  in
          time.

   log find
   doveadm log find [directory]

   The  log find command is used to show the location of the log files, to
   which dovecot(1) sends  its  log  messages.   If  dovecot(1)  logs  its
   messages  through  syslogd(8)  and  doveadm(1)  could  not find any log
   files, you can specify the directory where your syslogd writes its  log
   files.

   log reopen
   doveadm log reopen

   This  command causes doveadm to reopen all log files, configured in the
   log_path, info_log_path and debug_log_path  settings.   These  settings
   are configured in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf.
   This is for example useful after manually rotating the log files.

   log test
   doveadm log test

   This  command  causes  doveadm  to write the message "This is Dovecot's
   priority log (timestamp)"  to  the  configured  log  files.   The  used
   priorities are: debug, info, warning, error and fatal.

EXAMPLE

   This example shows how to locate the log files used by dovecot(1).

   doveadm log find
   Looking for log files from /var/log
   Debug: /var/log/dovecot.debug
   Info: /var/log/mail.log
   Warning: /var/log/mail.log
   Error: /var/log/mail.log
   Fatal: /var/log/mail.log

REPORTING BUGS

   Report  bugs, including doveconf -n output, to the Dovecot Mailing List
   <[email protected]>.  Information about reporting bugs  is  available
   at: http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html

SEE ALSO

   doveadm(1)

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