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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/logind/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/logind/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..442d388 --- /dev/null +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/logind/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +<!-- +title: "systemd-logind monitoring with Netdata" +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/logind/README.md +sidebar_label: "systemd-logind" +--> + +# Systemd-Logind monitoring with Netdata + +Monitors active sessions, users, and seats tracked by `systemd-logind` or `elogind`. + +It provides the following charts: + +1. **Sessions** Tracks the total number of sessions. + + - Graphical: Local graphical sessions (running X11, or Wayland, or something else). + - Console: Local console sessions. + - Remote: Remote sessions. + +2. **Users** Tracks total number of unique user logins of each type. + + - Graphical + - Console + - Remote + +3. **Seats** Total number of seats in use. + + - Seats + +## Enable the collector + +The `logind` collector is disabled by default. To enable it, use `edit-config` from the Netdata [config +directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`, to edit the `python.d.conf` file. + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different +sudo ./edit-config python.d.conf +``` + +Change the value of the `logind` setting to `yes`. Save the file and restart the Netdata Agent with `sudo systemctl +restart netdata`, or the appropriate method for your system, to finish enabling the `logind` collector. + +## Configuration + +This module needs no configuration. Just make sure the `netdata` user +can run the `loginctl` command and get a session list without having to +specify a path. + +This will work with any command that can output data in the _exact_ +same format as `loginctl list-sessions --no-legend`. If you have some +other command you want to use that outputs data in this format, you can +specify it using the `command` key like so: + +```yaml +command: '/path/to/other/command' +``` + +Edit the `python.d/logind.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the Netdata [config +directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`. + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different +sudo ./edit-config python.d/logind.conf +``` + +## Notes + +- This module's ability to track logins is dependent on what PAM services + are configured to register sessions with logind. In particular, for + most systems, it will only track TTY logins, local desktop logins, + and logins through remote shell connections. + +- The users chart counts _usernames_ not UID's. This is potentially + important in configurations where multiple users have the same UID. + +- The users chart counts any given user name up to once for _each_ type + of login. So if the same user has a graphical and a console login on a + system, they will show up once in the graphical count, and once in the + console count. + +- Because the data collection process is rather expensive, this plugin + is currently disabled by default, and needs to be explicitly enabled in + `/etc/netdata/python.d.conf` before it will run. + +--- + + |