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diff --git a/src/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/metadata.yaml b/src/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/metadata.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f38fdfd36 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/metadata.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,205 @@ +plugin_name: python.d.plugin +modules: + - meta: + plugin_name: python.d.plugin + module_name: samba + monitored_instance: + name: Samba + link: https://www.samba.org/samba/ + categories: + - data-collection.storage-mount-points-and-filesystems + icon_filename: "samba.svg" + related_resources: + integrations: + list: [] + info_provided_to_referring_integrations: + description: "" + keywords: + - samba + - file sharing + most_popular: false + overview: + data_collection: + metrics_description: "This collector monitors the performance metrics of Samba file sharing." + method_description: | + It is using the `smbstatus` command-line tool. + + Executed commands: + + - `sudo -n smbstatus -P` + supported_platforms: + include: [] + exclude: [] + multi_instance: false + additional_permissions: + description: | + `smbstatus` is used, 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. + default_behavior: + auto_detection: + description: "After all the permissions are satisfied, the `smbstatus -P` binary is executed." + limits: + description: "" + performance_impact: + description: "" + setup: + prerequisites: + list: + - title: Enable the samba collector + description: | + The `samba` collector is disabled by default. To enable it, use `edit-config` from the Netdata [config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/netdata-agent/configuration.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 + ``` + 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](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/README.md#maintaining-a-netdata-agent-installation) for your system. + - title: Permissions and programs + description: | + To run the collector you need: + + - `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` + + 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. + + - add to your `/etc/sudoers` file: + + `which smbstatus` shows the full path to the binary. + + ```bash + netdata ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /path/to/smbstatus + ``` + + - Reset Netdata's systemd unit [CapabilityBoundingSet](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#Capabilities) (Linux distributions with systemd) + + 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`. + + + As the `root` user, do the following: + + ```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 + ``` + configuration: + file: + name: python.d/samba.conf + options: + description: | + There are 2 sections: + + * Global variables + * One or more JOBS that can define multiple different instances to monitor. + + The following options can be defined globally: priority, penalty, autodetection_retry, update_every, but can also be defined per JOB to override the global values. + + Additionally, the following collapsed table contains all the options that can be configured inside a JOB definition. + + Every configuration JOB starts with a `job_name` value which will appear in the dashboard, unless a `name` parameter is specified. + folding: + title: "Config options" + enabled: true + list: + - name: update_every + description: Sets the default data collection frequency. + default_value: 5 + required: false + - name: priority + description: Controls the order of charts at the netdata dashboard. + default_value: 60000 + required: false + - name: autodetection_retry + description: Sets the job re-check interval in seconds. + default_value: 0 + required: false + - name: penalty + description: Indicates whether to apply penalty to update_every in case of failures. + default_value: yes + required: false + examples: + folding: + enabled: true + title: "Config" + list: + - name: Basic + description: A basic example configuration. + config: | + my_job_name: + name: my_name + update_every: 1 + troubleshooting: + problems: + list: [] + alerts: [] + metrics: + folding: + title: Metrics + enabled: false + description: "" + availability: [] + scopes: + - name: global + description: "These metrics refer to the entire monitored application." + labels: [] + metrics: + - name: syscall.rw + description: R/Ws + unit: "KiB/s" + chart_type: area + dimensions: + - name: sendfile + - name: recvfile + - name: smb2.rw + description: R/Ws + unit: "KiB/s" + chart_type: area + dimensions: + - name: readout + - name: writein + - name: readin + - name: writeout + - name: smb2.create_close + description: Create/Close + unit: "operations/s" + chart_type: line + dimensions: + - name: create + - name: close + - name: smb2.get_set_info + description: Info + unit: "operations/s" + chart_type: line + dimensions: + - name: getinfo + - name: setinfo + - name: smb2.find + description: Find + unit: "operations/s" + chart_type: line + dimensions: + - name: find + - name: smb2.notify + description: Notify + unit: "operations/s" + chart_type: line + dimensions: + - name: notify + - name: smb2.sm_counters + description: Lesser Ops + unit: "count" + chart_type: stacked + dimensions: + - name: tcon + - name: negprot + - name: tdis + - name: cancel + - name: logoff + - name: flush + - name: lock + - name: keepalive + - name: break + - name: sessetup |