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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md index ba5565499..c62eb5c24 100644..120000 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md @@ -1,59 +1 @@ -<!-- -title: "Postfix monitoring with Netdata" -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md" -sidebar_label: "Postfix" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "References" -learn_rel_path: "Integrations/Monitor/Webapps" ---> - -# Postfix collector - -Monitors MTA email queue statistics using [postqueue](http://www.postfix.org/postqueue.1.html) tool. - -The collector executes `postqueue -p` to get Postfix queue statistics. - -## Requirements - -Postfix has internal access controls that limit activities on the mail queue. By default, all users are allowed to view -the queue. If your system is configured with stricter access controls, you need to grant the `netdata` user access to -view the mail queue. In order to do it, add `netdata` to `authorized_mailq_users` in the `/etc/postfix/main.cf` file. - -See the `authorized_mailq_users` setting in -the [Postfix documentation](https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html) for more details. - -## Charts - -It produces only two charts: - -1. **Postfix Queue Emails** - - - emails - -2. **Postfix Queue Emails Size** in KB - - - size - -## Configuration - -Configuration is not needed. -### Troubleshooting - -To troubleshoot issues with the `postfix` 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 `postfix` module in debug mode: - -```bash -./python.d.plugin postfix debug trace -``` - +integrations/postfix.md
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