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diff --git a/collectors/charts.d.plugin/sensors/README.md b/collectors/charts.d.plugin/sensors/README.md index 2601a2b65..0dbe96225 100644 --- a/collectors/charts.d.plugin/sensors/README.md +++ b/collectors/charts.d.plugin/sensors/README.md @@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ One chart for every sensor chip found and each of the above will be created. ## Enable the collector +If using [our official native DEB/RPM packages](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md), make sure `netdata-plugin-chartsd` is installed. + The `sensors` collector is disabled by default. -To enable the collector, you need to edit the configuration file of `charts.d/sensors.conf`. You can do so by using the `edit config` script. +To enable the collector, you need to edit the configuration file of `charts.d/sensors.conf`. You can do so by using the `edit config` script. > ### Info > -> To edit configuration files in a safe way, we provide the [`edit config` script](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#use-edit-config-to-edit-configuration-files) located in your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) (typically is `/etc/netdata`) that creates the proper file and opens it in an editor automatically. +> To edit configuration files in a safe way, we provide the [`edit config` script](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#use-edit-config-to-edit-configuration-files) located in your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) (typically is `/etc/netdata`) that creates the proper file and opens it in an editor automatically. > It is recommended to use this way for configuring Netdata. > > Please also note that after most configuration changes you will need to [restart the Agent](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for the changes to take effect. |