ifstatd/README.md

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# ifstatd_ munin plugin

Interface statistics plugin for munin with [supersampling](http://guide.munin-monitoring.org/en/latest/plugin/supersampling.html) capability

NOTE: This program depends on [libpidutil](https://github.com/farrokhi/libpidutil)

## Installation
1. Clone this repo and build using `make`
2. Copy `ifstatd_` binary to munin plugins directory:

	```
	cp ifstatd_ /usr/local/share/munin/plugins/
	```
3. Make necessary links to active plugins directory :

	```
	ln -s /usr/local/share/munin/ifstatd _/usr/local/etc/munin/plugins/ifstatd_em0
	```
4. Make sure plugin is run as `root` by adding these lines to munin
`plugins.conf`:

	```
	[ifstatd_*]
	user root
	```
5. Start `ifstatd_` as daemon:

	```
	munin-run ifstatd_em0 acquire
	```
6. Restart `munin-node` service:

	```
	service munin-node restart
	```

## Compatibility

This plugin builds on FreeBSD, Darwin and Linux, and is tested on FreeBSD. Your milage may vary. Please report if build on other operating systems are broken or does not work as expected.