[Dovecot] Feature Request: Config Dump

[Charles Marcus]

>> So, what I'd like to see is something similar - a command that I can
>> issue that will cause Dovecot to dump all of the configuration parameters
>> it is currently using in a neat, orderly arrangement.

> egrep '^[[:space:]]*[a-zA-Z{}]+' /etc/dovecot.conf

Sure, there are tons of different ways of getting the information, but 
what is nice about the postconf way is the output is consistent, both in 
content and form.

I think that is an incredibly simple yet powerful tool for 
troubleshooting purposes, and I'm actually surprised that every program 
out there doesn't provide the same thing.

> Or did you mean it should also show default values if nothing else is
> specified in the config? Then it could be a command line switch of the
> dovecot binary, just like --version or --build-options.
> 
> I don't use postfix, but AFAIR postconf does a little more, like printing
> individual paramaters if requested, read postifx' spread config etc.

Right - so there could be a few different levels, kindof like differing 
debug levels for logs, but the developer could say "show me the output 
of 'doveconf -n'", and know exactly what is being provided. If they need 
more info, they could ask for a dump of ALL parameters being used("show 
me the output of 'doveconf -a'").

It's just a thought.

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Best regards,

Charles