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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-10-17 09:30:20 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-10-17 09:30:20 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 1.43.0.upstream/1.43.0
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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md index 2397b7478..c4749cedc 100644..120000 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md @@ -1,128 +1 @@ -<!-- -title: "Dovecot monitoring with Netdata" -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md" -sidebar_label: "Dovecot" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "References" -learn_rel_path: "Integrations/Monitor/Webapps" ---> - -# Dovecot collector - -Provides statistics information from Dovecot server. - -Statistics are taken from dovecot socket by executing `EXPORT global` command. -More information about dovecot stats can be found on [project wiki page.](http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Statistics) - -Module isn't compatible with new statistic api (v2.3), but you are still able to use the module with Dovecot v2.3 -by following [upgrading steps.](https://wiki2.dovecot.org/Upgrading/2.3). - -**Requirement:** -Dovecot UNIX socket with R/W permissions for user `netdata` or Dovecot with configured TCP/IP socket. - -Module gives information with following charts: - -1. **sessions** - - - active sessions - -2. **logins** - - - logins - -3. **commands** - number of IMAP commands - - - commands - -4. **Faults** - - - minor - - major - -5. **Context Switches** - - - voluntary - - involuntary - -6. **disk** in bytes/s - - - read - - write - -7. **bytes** in bytes/s - - - read - - write - -8. **number of syscalls** in syscalls/s - - - read - - write - -9. **lookups** - number of lookups per second - - - path - - attr - -10. **hits** - number of cache hits - - - hits - -11. **attempts** - authorization attempts - - - success - - failure - -12. **cache** - cached authorization hits - - - hit - - miss - -## Configuration - -Edit the `python.d/dovecot.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the Netdata [config -directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/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/dovecot.conf -``` - -Sample: - -```yaml -localtcpip: - name : 'local' - host : '127.0.0.1' - port : 24242 - -localsocket: - name : 'local' - socket : '/var/run/dovecot/stats' -``` - -If no configuration is given, module will attempt to connect to dovecot using unix socket localized in `/var/run/dovecot/stats` - - - - -### Troubleshooting - -To troubleshoot issues with the `dovecot` module, run the `python.d.plugin` with the debug option enabled. The -output will give you the output of the data collection job or error messages on why the collector isn't working. - -First, navigate to your plugins directory, usually they are located under `/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/`. If that's -not the case on your system, open `netdata.conf` and look for the setting `plugins directory`. Once you're in the -plugin's directory, switch to the `netdata` user. - -```bash -cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/ -sudo su -s /bin/bash netdata -``` - -Now you can manually run the `dovecot` module in debug mode: - -```bash -./python.d.plugin dovecot debug trace -``` - +integrations/dovecot.md
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