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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-08-10 09:18:52 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-08-10 09:19:08 +0000 |
commit | a2d7dede737947d7c6afa20a88e1f0c64e0eb96c (patch) | |
tree | fed4aff7dbe0be00cf91de6261d98bc0eb9a2449 /collectors/python.d.plugin/exim | |
parent | Releasing debian version 1.41.0-1. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 1.42.0.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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-rw-r--r-- | collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metadata.yaml | 202 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metrics.csv | 2 |
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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metadata.yaml b/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metadata.yaml index 092479a0c..a8be02d99 100644 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metadata.yaml +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metadata.yaml @@ -1,72 +1,132 @@ -meta: - plugin_name: python.d.plugin - module_name: exim - monitored_instance: - name: Exim - link: '' - categories: - - data-collection.mail-servers - icon_filename: 'exim.jpg' - related_resources: - integrations: - list: [] - info_provided_to_referring_integrations: - description: '' - keywords: [] - most_popular: false -overview: - data_collection: - metrics_description: 'Monitor Exim metrics for efficient mail transfer' - method_description: '' - supported_platforms: - include: [] - exclude: [] - multi-instance: true - additional_permissions: - description: '' - default_behavior: - auto_detection: - description: '' - limits: - description: '' - performance_impact: - description: '' -setup: - prerequisites: - list: [] - configuration: - file: - name: '' - description: '' - options: - description: '' - folding: - title: '' - enabled: true - list: [] - examples: - folding: - enabled: true - title: '' - list: [] -troubleshooting: - problems: - list: [] -alerts: [] -metrics: - folding: - title: Metrics - enabled: false - description: "" - availability: [] - scopes: - - name: global - description: "" - labels: [] +plugin_name: python.d.plugin +modules: + - meta: + plugin_name: python.d.plugin + module_name: exim + monitored_instance: + name: Exim + link: "https://www.exim.org/" + categories: + - data-collection.mail-servers + icon_filename: "exim.jpg" + related_resources: + integrations: + list: [] + info_provided_to_referring_integrations: + description: "" + keywords: + - exim + - mail + - server + most_popular: false + overview: + data_collection: + metrics_description: "This collector monitors Exim mail queue." + method_description: "It uses the `exim` command line binary to get the statistics." + supported_platforms: + include: [] + exclude: [] + multi_instance: false + additional_permissions: + description: "" + default_behavior: + auto_detection: + description: "Assuming setup prerequisites are met, the collector will try to gather statistics using the method described above, even without any configuration." + limits: + description: "" + performance_impact: + description: "" + setup: + prerequisites: + list: + - title: "Exim configuration - local installation" + description: | + The module uses the `exim` binary, which can only be executed as root by default. We need to allow other users to `exim` binary. We solve that adding `queue_list_requires_admin` statement in exim configuration and set to `false`, because it is `true` by default. On many Linux distributions, the default location of `exim` configuration is in `/etc/exim.conf`. + + 1. Edit the `exim` configuration with your preferred editor and add: + `queue_list_requires_admin = false` + 2. Restart `exim` and Netdata + - title: "Exim configuration - WHM (CPanel) server" + description: | + On a WHM server, you can reconfigure `exim` over the WHM interface with the following steps. + + 1. Login to WHM + 2. Navigate to Service Configuration --> Exim Configuration Manager --> tab Advanced Editor + 3. Scroll down to the button **Add additional configuration setting** and click on it. + 4. In the new dropdown which will appear above we need to find and choose: + `queue_list_requires_admin` and set to `false` + 5. Scroll to the end and click the **Save** button. + configuration: + file: + name: python.d/exim.conf + options: + description: | + There are 2 sections: + + * Global variables + * One or more JOBS that can define multiple different instances to monitor. + + The following options can be defined globally: priority, penalty, autodetection_retry, update_every, but can also be defined per JOB to override the global values. + + Additionally, the following collapsed table contains all the options that can be configured inside a JOB definition. + + Every configuration JOB starts with a `job_name` value which will appear in the dashboard, unless a `name` parameter is specified. + folding: + title: "Config options" + enabled: true + list: + - name: update_every + description: Sets the default data collection frequency. + default_value: 5 + required: false + - name: priority + description: Controls the order of charts at the netdata dashboard. + default_value: 60000 + required: false + - name: autodetection_retry + description: Sets the job re-check interval in seconds. + default_value: 0 + required: false + - name: penalty + description: Indicates whether to apply penalty to update_every in case of failures. + default_value: yes + required: false + - name: name + description: Job name. This value will overwrite the `job_name` value. JOBS with the same name are mutually exclusive. Only one of them will be allowed running at any time. This allows autodetection to try several alternatives and pick the one that works. + default_value: "" + required: false + - name: command + description: Path and command to the `exim` binary + default_value: "exim -bpc" + required: false + examples: + folding: + enabled: false + title: "Config" + list: + - name: Local exim install + description: A basic local exim install + config: | + local: + command: 'exim -bpc' + troubleshooting: + problems: + list: [] + alerts: [] metrics: - - name: exim.qemails - description: Exim Queue Emails - unit: "emails" - chart_type: line - dimensions: - - name: emails + folding: + title: Metrics + enabled: false + description: "" + availability: [] + scopes: + - name: global + description: "These metrics refer to the entire monitored application." + labels: [] + metrics: + - name: exim.qemails + description: Exim Queue Emails + unit: "emails" + chart_type: line + dimensions: + - name: emails diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metrics.csv b/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metrics.csv deleted file mode 100644 index 8e6cc0c22..000000000 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/metrics.csv +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -metric,scope,dimensions,unit,description,chart_type,labels,plugin,module -exim.qemails,,emails,emails,Exim Queue Emails,line,,python.d.plugin,exim |