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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/README.md index bc00ab7c..f1f2ef9f 100644..120000 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/README.md +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/README.md @@ -1,64 +1 @@ -<!-- -title: "Exim monitoring with Netdata" -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/exim/README.md" -sidebar_label: "Exim" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "References" -learn_rel_path: "Integrations/Monitor/Webapps" ---> - -# Exim collector - -Simple module executing `exim -bpc` to grab exim queue. -This command can take a lot of time to finish its execution thus it is not recommended to run it every second. - -## Requirements - -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 - -*WHM (CPanel) server* - -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. - -It produces only one chart: - -1. **Exim Queue Emails** - - - emails - -Configuration is not needed. - - - - -### Troubleshooting - -To troubleshoot issues with the `exim` 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 `exim` module in debug mode: - -```bash -./python.d.plugin exim debug trace -``` - +integrations/exim.md
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