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diff --git a/daemon/README.md b/daemon/README.md index c5951c694..7a17506bb 100644 --- a/daemon/README.md +++ b/daemon/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ <!-- title: "Netdata daemon" -date: 2020-04-29 -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/daemon/README.md +date: "2020-04-29" +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/daemon/README.md" +sidebar_label: "Netdata daemon" +learn_status: "Published" +learn_topic_type: "References" +learn_rel_path: "References/Configuration" --> # Netdata daemon @@ -11,7 +15,7 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/daemon/README.md - You can start Netdata by executing it with `/usr/sbin/netdata` (the installer will also start it). - You can stop Netdata by killing it with `killall netdata`. You can stop and start Netdata at any point. When - exiting, the [database engine](/database/engine/README.md) saves metrics to `/var/cache/netdata/dbengine/` so that + exiting, the [database engine](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/database/engine/README.md) saves metrics to `/var/cache/netdata/dbengine/` so that it can continue when started again. Access to the web site, for all graphs, is by default on port `19999`, so go to: @@ -202,29 +206,26 @@ The command line options of the Netdata 1.10.0 version are the following: - USR2 Reload health configuration. ``` -You can send commands during runtime via [netdatacli](/cli/README.md). +You can send commands during runtime via [netdatacli](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/cli/README.md). ## Log files -Netdata uses 3 log files: +Netdata uses 4 log files: 1. `error.log` -2. `access.log` -3. `debug.log` +2. `collector.log` +3. `access.log` +4. `debug.log` -Any of them can be disabled by setting it to `/dev/null` or `none` in `netdata.conf`. By default `error.log` and -`access.log` are enabled. `debug.log` is only enabled if debugging/tracing is also enabled (Netdata needs to be compiled -with debugging enabled). +Any of them can be disabled by setting it to `/dev/null` or `none` in `netdata.conf`. By default `error.log`, +`collector.log`, and `access.log` are enabled. `debug.log` is only enabled if debugging/tracing is also enabled +(Netdata needs to be compiled with debugging enabled). Log files are stored in `/var/log/netdata/` by default. ### error.log -The `error.log` is the `stderr` of the `netdata` daemon and all external plugins -run by `netdata`. - -So if any process, in the Netdata process tree, writes anything to its standard error, -it will appear in `error.log`. +The `error.log` is the `stderr` of the `netdata` daemon . For most Netdata programs (including standard external plugins shipped by netdata), the following lines may appear: @@ -239,6 +240,16 @@ program continues to run. When a Netdata program cannot run at all, a `FATAL` line is logged. +### collector.log + +The `collector.log` is the `stderr` of all [collectors](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/COLLECTORS.md) + run by `netdata`. + +So if any process, in the Netdata process tree, writes anything to its standard error, +it will appear in `collector.log`. + +Data stored inside this file follows pattern already described for `error.log`. + ### access.log The `access.log` logs web requests. The format is: @@ -361,7 +372,7 @@ all programs), edit `netdata.conf` and set: process nice level = -1 ``` -then execute this to [restart Netdata](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md): +then execute this to [restart Netdata](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md): ```sh sudo systemctl restart netdata |