Add cmdline option to append a log message. Bug 418

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/src/exim.c b/src/src/exim.c
index 00c5974d2..e0c591d63 100644
--- a/src/src/exim.c
+++ b/src/src/exim.c
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ uschar *ftest_domain = NULL;
 uschar *ftest_localpart = NULL;
 uschar *ftest_prefix = NULL;
 uschar *ftest_suffix = NULL;
+uschar *log_oneline = NULL;
 uschar *malware_test_file = NULL;
 uschar *real_sender_address;
 uschar *originator_home = US"/";
@@ -3384,13 +3385,20 @@ for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
 
     case 'X':
     if (*argrest == '\0')
-      {
       if (++i >= argc)
         {
         fprintf(stderr, "exim: string expected after -X\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
-      }
+    break;
+
+    case 'z':
+    if (*argrest == '\0')
+      if (++i < argc) log_oneline = argv[i]; else
+        {
+        fprintf(stderr, "exim: file name expected after %s\n", argv[i-1]);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
     break;
 
     /* All other initial characters are errors */
@@ -3833,6 +3841,17 @@ if (Ustrlen(syslog_processname) > 32)
   log_write(0, LOG_MAIN|LOG_PANIC_DIE,
     "syslog_processname is longer than 32 chars: aborting");
 
+if (log_oneline)
+  {
+  if (admin_user)
+    {
+    log_write(0, LOG_MAIN, "%s", log_oneline);
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+  else
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
 /* In some operating systems, the environment variable TMPDIR controls where
 temporary files are created; Exim doesn't use these (apart from when delivering
 to MBX mailboxes), but called libraries such as DBM libraries may require them.