Charles Marcus wrote:

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

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.

Anyway, I agree that it could be nice.

Some of the advantages of postconf is it says what postfix thinks its configs are, not what you think the correct config file says. Very helpful if the real config is in /usr/local/etc/postfix/, rather than /etc/postfix/ (and both exist).

Also, there is a '-n' switch, which prints settings that are not the defaults. The '-n' makes it very easy to see if someone borked their config in a dumb way. :)

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:32:17 -0400 Charles Marcus <CMarcus@Media-Brokers.com> wrote:

: Hello, : : One of the less friendly lists I am on is the Postfix list, but one : of the features that Postfix has, and the use of which is required : when asking for help on their list, is a command called 'postconf', : which simply dumps the current configuration parameters into a neat, : orderly output that you can then cut-n-paste into an email request : for help. The postfix guys won't even try to address a problem : without this output (as opposed to snippets from config files), : combined with log snippets of the failing behavior (as opposed to : bounced message text, or 'it don't work' comments). : : 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. : : This would dramatically help individual users in troubleshooting : their own problems, as well as help people on this list help others. : It would totally eliminate all of the 'what is xys set to' questions : back and forth. : : But I'm more interested in how it will simply help me to see how I : have it configured, and allow me to easily spot conflicting or : misconfigured parameters. : : -- : : Best regards, : : Charles :

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