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diff --git a/collectors/slabinfo.plugin/README.md b/collectors/slabinfo.plugin/README.md index e21802397..444cd8e38 100644 --- a/collectors/slabinfo.plugin/README.md +++ b/collectors/slabinfo.plugin/README.md @@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ SLAB is a cache mechanism used by the Kernel to avoid fragmentation. Each internal structure (process, file descriptor, inode...) is stored within a SLAB. - ## 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. + +There is currently no configuration needed for the plugin itself. As `/proc/slabinfo` is only readable by root, this plugin is setuid root. |