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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md index 8d646ad5..ba556549 100644 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/pyth sidebar_label: "Postfix" learn_status: "Published" learn_topic_type: "References" -learn_rel_path: "References/Collectors references/Webapps" +learn_rel_path: "Integrations/Monitor/Webapps" --> -# Postfix monitoring with Netdata +# Postfix collector Monitors MTA email queue statistics using [postqueue](http://www.postfix.org/postqueue.1.html) tool. @@ -37,3 +37,23 @@ It produces only two charts: ## 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 +``` + |