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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md index ed26d287..a5126510 100644 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md @@ -6,83 +6,110 @@ sidebar_label: "Samba" # Samba monitoring with Netdata -Monitors the performance metrics of Samba file sharing. +Monitors the performance metrics of Samba file sharing using `smbstatus` command-line tool. + +Executed commands: + +- `sudo -n smbstatus -P` ## Requirements -- `smbstatus` program -- `sudo` program -- `smbd` must be compiled with profiling enabled -- `smbd` must be started either with the `-P 1` option or inside `smb.conf` using `smbd profiling level` -- `netdata` user needs to be able to sudo the `smbstatus` program without password +- `smbstatus` program +- `sudo` program +- `smbd` must be compiled with profiling enabled +- `smbd` must be started either with the `-P 1` option or inside `smb.conf` using `smbd profiling level` -It produces the following charts: +The module uses `smbstatus`, which can only be executed by `root`. It uses +`sudo` and assumes that it is configured such that the `netdata` user can execute `smbstatus` as root without a +password. -1. **Syscall R/Ws** in kilobytes/s +- Add to your `/etc/sudoers` file: - - sendfile - - recvfile +`which smbstatus` shows the full path to the binary. -2. **Smb2 R/Ws** in kilobytes/s +```bash +netdata ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /path/to/smbstatus +``` - - readout - - writein - - readin - - writeout +- Reset Netdata's systemd + unit [CapabilityBoundingSet](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#Capabilities) (Linux + distributions with systemd) -3. **Smb2 Create/Close** in operations/s +The default CapabilityBoundingSet doesn't allow using `sudo`, and is quite strict in general. Resetting is not optimal, but a next-best solution given the inability to execute `smbstatus` using `sudo`. - - create - - close -4. **Smb2 Info** in operations/s +As the `root` user, do the following: - - getinfo - - setinfo +```cmd +mkdir /etc/systemd/system/netdata.service.d +echo -e '[Service]\nCapabilityBoundingSet=~' | tee /etc/systemd/system/netdata.service.d/unset-capability-bounding-set.conf +systemctl daemon-reload +systemctl restart netdata.service +``` -5. **Smb2 Find** in operations/s +## Charts - - find +1. **Syscall R/Ws** in kilobytes/s -6. **Smb2 Notify** in operations/s + - sendfile + - recvfile - - notify +2. **Smb2 R/Ws** in kilobytes/s -7. **Smb2 Lesser Ops** as counters + - readout + - writein + - readin + - writeout - - tcon - - negprot - - tdis - - cancel - - logoff - - flush - - lock - - keepalive - - break - - sessetup +3. **Smb2 Create/Close** in operations/s -## prerequisite + - create + - close -This module uses `smbstatus` which can only be executed by root. It uses -`sudo` and assumes that it is configured such that the `netdata` user can -execute `smbstatus` as root without password. +4. **Smb2 Info** in operations/s -Add to `sudoers`: + - getinfo + - setinfo -``` -netdata ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /path/to/smbstatus -``` +5. **Smb2 Find** in operations/s -## Configuration + - find -**samba** is disabled by default. Should be explicitly enabled in `python.d.conf`. +6. **Smb2 Notify** in operations/s -```yaml -samba: yes + - notify + +7. **Smb2 Lesser Ops** as counters + + - tcon + - negprot + - tdis + - cancel + - logoff + - flush + - lock + - keepalive + - break + - sessetup + +## Enable the collector + +The `samba` collector is disabled by default. To enable it, use `edit-config` from the +Netdata [config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`, to edit the `python.d.conf` +file. + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different +sudo ./edit-config python.d.conf ``` -Edit the `python.d/samba.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the Netdata [config -directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`. +Change the value of the `samba` setting to `yes`. Save the file and restart the Netdata Agent +with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the appropriate method for your system. + +## Configuration + +Edit the `python.d/samba.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the +Netdata [config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`. ```bash cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different |