How To Restart IMAP Services ( dovecot IMAP server )

How To Restart IMAP Services ( dovecot IMAP server ) :-

How do I restart dovecot IMAP4 / IMAP in RHEL / CentOS / Fedora / Debian / Ubutnu Linux ?

Normally The default IMAP server port number is 143
In Linux you can install different IMAP servers also

Restart Dovecot IMAP mail server :-

Type the following command to start / stop and restart server under RHEL / CentOS / Fedora Linux:
# service dovecot start
# service dovecot stop
# service dovecot restart

Automatically reload sever next boot, enter:
# chkconfig dovecot on

To turn off auto loading on next boot, enter:
# chkconfig dovecot off



A Note About Debian / Ubuntu Linux User

Type the following command to start / stop and restart server under Debian / Ubuntu Linux:
# /etc/init.d/dovecot start
# /etc/init.d/dovecot stop
# /etc/init.d/dovecot restart

Use a text-based application called sysvconfig that allows you to configure which services are started at boot time for each runlevel including dovecot under Debian / Ubuntu Linux:
# sysvconfig