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Each internal structure (process, file descriptor, inode...) is stored within a SLAB.
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## configuring Netdata for slabinfo
-There is currently no configuration needed.
+The plugin is disabled by default because it collects and displays a huge amount of metrics.
+To enable it set `slabinfo = yes` in the `plugins` section of the `netdata.conf` configuration file.
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+There is currently no configuration needed for the plugin itself.
As `/proc/slabinfo` is only readable by root, this plugin is setuid root.