summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors')
-rw-r--r--collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/README.md20
-rw-r--r--collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/sensors.chart.py6
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/README.md
index 1c0613c72..5d2934844 100644
--- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/README.md
+++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
-# sensors
+<!--
+title: "Linux machine sensors monitoring with Netdata"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/README.md
+sidebar_label: "Linux machine sensors"
+-->
-System sensors information.
+# Linux machine sensors monitoring with Netdata
+
+Reads system sensors information (temperature, voltage, electric current, power, etc.).
Charts are created dynamically.
-## configuration
+## Configuration
+
+Edit the `python.d/sensors.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the Netdata [config
+directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`.
-For detailed configuration information please read [`sensors.conf`](sensors.conf) file.
+```bash
+cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different
+sudo ./edit-config python.d/sensors.conf
+```
### possible issues
diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/sensors.chart.py b/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/sensors.chart.py
index 6b54ea601..8c0cde6bb 100644
--- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/sensors.chart.py
+++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/sensors.chart.py
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
# Author: Pawel Krupa (paulfantom)
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from third_party import lm_sensors as sensors
-
from bases.FrameworkServices.SimpleService import SimpleService
-
+from third_party import lm_sensors as sensors
ORDER = [
'temperature',
@@ -162,4 +160,4 @@ class Service(SimpleService):
self.create_definitions()
- return True
+ return bool(self.get_data())