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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 11f9b724..899daf11 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ finance page and dispatch the value to collectd.
Regex "]*> *([0-9]*\\.[0-9]+) *"
DSType "GaugeAverage"
- # Note: `stock_value' is not a standard type.
+ # Note: `stock_value' is not a standard type.
Type "stock_value"
Instance "AMD"
@@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ like this:
use a more strict database server, you may have to select from a dummy table or
something.)
+Please note that some databases, for example B, will fail if you
+include a semicolon at the end of the statement.
+
=item B I
=item B I
@@ -1352,6 +1355,57 @@ TCP-Port to connect to. Defaults to B<411>.
=back
+=head2 Plugin C
+
+The C connects to a memcached server, queries one or more
+given I and parses the returned data according to user specification.
+The I used are the same as the matches used in the C and C
+plugins.
+
+In order to talk to the memcached server, this plugin uses the I
+library. Please note that there is another library with a very similar name,
+libmemcache (notice the missing `d'), which is not applicable.
+
+Synopsis of the configuration:
+
+
+
+ Server "localhost"
+ Key "page_key"
+
+ Regex "(\\d+) bytes sent"
+ DSType CounterAdd
+ Type "ipt_octets"
+ Instance "type_instance"
+
+
+
+
+The configuration options are:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item EB IE
+
+Each B block defines one I to be queried from the memcached server.
+The block requires one string argument which is used as I.
+
+=item B I
+
+Sets the server address to connect to when querying the page. Must be inside a
+B block.
+
+=item B I
+
+When connected to the memcached server, asks for the page I.
+
+=item EBE
+
+Match blocks define which strings to look for and how matches substrings are
+interpreted. For a description of match blocks, please see L<"Plugin tail">.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C
The C connects to a memcached server and queries statistics
@@ -1372,19 +1426,50 @@ TCP-Port to connect to. Defaults to B<11211>.
=head2 Plugin C
-The C requires B to be installed. It connects to the
-database when started and keeps the connection up as long as possible. When the
-connection is interrupted for whatever reason it will try to re-connect. The
-plugin will complaint loudly in case anything goes wrong.
+The C requires B to be installed. It connects to
+one or more databases when started and keeps the connection up as long as
+possible. When the connection is interrupted for whatever reason it will try
+to re-connect. The plugin will complaint loudly in case anything goes wrong.
+
+This plugin issues the MySQL C / C command
+and collects information about MySQL network traffic, executed statements,
+requests, the query cache and threads by evaluating the
+C, C, C, C and C
+return values. Please refer to the B, I<5.1.6. Server
+Status Variables> for an explanation of these values.
+
+Optionally, master and slave statistics may be collected in a MySQL
+replication setup. In that case, information about the synchronization state
+of the nodes are collected by evaluating the C return value of the
+C command and the C,
+C and C return values of the
+C command. See the B,
+I<12.5.5.21 SHOW MASTER STATUS Syntax> and
+I<12.5.5.31 SHOW SLAVE STATUS Syntax> for details.
-This plugin issues the MySQL C command and collects information
-about MySQL network traffic, executed statements, requests, the query cache
-and threads by evaluating the C, C,
-C, C and C return values. Please refer to the
-B, I<5.1.6. Server Status Variables> for an
-explanation of these values.
+Synopsis:
-Use the following options to configure the plugin:
+
+
+ Host "hostname"
+ User "username"
+ Password "password"
+ Port "3306"
+ MasterStats true
+
+
+
+ Host "localhost"
+ Socket "/var/run/mysql/mysqld.sock"
+ SlaveStats true
+ SlaveNotifications true
+
+
+
+A B block defines one connection to a MySQL database. It accepts a
+single argument which specifies the name of the database. None of the other
+options are required. MySQL will use default values as documented in the
+section "mysql_real_connect()" in the B.
=over 4
@@ -1424,6 +1509,17 @@ only has any effect, if B is set to B (the default).
Otherwise, use the B option above. See the documentation for the
C function for details.
+=item B I
+
+=item B I
+
+Enable the collection of master / slave statistics in a replication setup.
+
+=item B I
+
+If enabled, the plugin sends a notification if the replication slave I/O and /
+or SQL threads are not running.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C
@@ -1505,32 +1601,119 @@ specified statistics will not be collected.
=head2 Plugin C
+The Network plugin sends data to a remote instance of collectd, receives data
+from a remote instance, or both at the same time. Data which has been received
+from the network is usually not transmitted again, but this can be actived, see
+the B option below.
+
+The default IPv6 multicast group is C. The default IPv4
+multicast group is C<239.192.74.66>. The default I port is B<25826>.
+
+Both, B and B can be used as single option or as block. When
+used as block, given options are valid for this socket only. For example:
+
+
+ Server "collectd.internal.tld"
+
+ SecurityLevel "sign"
+ Username "myhostname"
+ Password "ohl0eQue"
+
+
+
=over 4
-=item B I [I]
+=item BServer> I [I]B>
+
+The B statement/block sets the server to send datagrams to. The
+statement may occur multiple times to send each datagram to multiple
+destinations.
-=item B I [I]
+The argument I may be a hostname, an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. The
+optional second argument specifies a port number or a service name. If not
+given, the default, B<25826>, is used.
-The B statement sets the server to send datagrams B. The statement
-may occur multiple times to send each datagram to multiple destinations.
+The following options are recognized within B blocks:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B B|B|B
+
+Set the security you require for network communication. When the security level
+has been set to B, data sent over the network will be encrypted using
+I. The integrity of encrypted packets is ensured using I. When
+set to B, transmitted data is signed using the I message
+authentication code. When set to B, data is sent without any security.
+
+This feature is only available if the I plugin was linked with
+I.
+
+=item B I
+
+Sets the username to transmit. This is used by the server to lookup the
+password. See B below. All security levels except B require
+this setting.
+
+This feature is only available if the I plugin was linked with
+I.
+
+=item B I
+
+Sets a password (shared secret) for this socket. All security levels except
+B require this setting.
+
+This feature is only available if the I plugin was linked with
+I.
+
+=back
+
+=item BListen> I [I]B>
The B statement sets the interfaces to bind to. When multiple
statements are found the daemon will bind to multiple interfaces.
The argument I may be a hostname, an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. If
the argument is a multicast address the daemon will join that multicast group.
+The optional second argument specifies a port number or a service name. If not
+given, the default, B<25826>, is used.
-If no B statement is found the server tries join both, the default IPv6
-multicast group and the default IPv4 multicast group. If no B statement
-is found the client will try to send data to the IPv6 multicast group first. If
-that fails the client will try the IPv4 multicast group.
+The following options are recognized within CListenE> blocks:
-The default IPv6 multicast group is C. The default IPv4
-multicast group is C<239.192.74.66>.
+=over 4
+
+=item B B|B|B
+
+Set the security you require for network communication. When the security level
+has been set to B, only encrypted data will be accepted. The integrity
+of encrypted packets is ensured using I. When set to B, only
+signed and encrypted data is accepted. When set to B, all data will be
+accepted. If an B option was given (see below), encrypted data is
+decrypted if possible.
+
+This feature is only available if the I plugin was linked with
+I.
+
+=item B I
+
+Sets a file in which usernames are mapped to passwords. These passwords are
+used to verify signatures and to decrypt encrypted network packets. If
+B is set to B, this is optional. If given, signed data is
+verified and encrypted packets are decrypted. Otherwise, signed data is
+accepted without checking the signature and encrypted data cannot be decrypted.
+For the other security levels this option is mandatory.
-The optional I argument sets the port to use. It can either be given
-using a numeric port number or a service name. If the argument is omitted the
-default port B<25826> is assumed.
+The file format is very simple: Each line consists of a username followed by a
+colon and any number of spaces followed by the password. To demonstrate, an
+example file could look like this:
+
+ user0: foo
+ user1: bar
+
+Each time a packet is received, the modification time of the file is checked
+using L. If the file has been changed, the contents is re-read. While
+the file is being read, it is locked using L.
+
+=back
=item B I<1-255>
@@ -1768,6 +1951,11 @@ enables you to do that: By setting B to I the effect of
B is inverted: All selected interfaces are ignored and all other
interfaces are collected.
+=item B I
+
+Sets the interval in which all sensors should be read. If not specified, the
+global B setting is used.
+
=back
B The C plugin is experimental, because it doesn't yet
@@ -2873,6 +3061,37 @@ will be collected.
=back
+=head2 Plugin C
+
+The I plugin connects to a device of "The Energy Detective", a device to
+measure power consumption. These devices are usually connected to a serial
+(RS232) or USB port. The plugin opens a configured device and tries to read the
+current energy readings. For more information on TED, visit
+L.
+
+Available configuration options:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B I
+
+Path to the device on which TED is connected. collectd will need read and write
+permissions on that file.
+
+Default: B
+
+=item B I
+
+Apparently reading from TED is not that reliable. You can therefore configure a
+number of retries here. You only configure the I here, to if you
+specify zero, one reading will be performed (but no retries if that fails); if
+you specify three, a maximum of four readings are performed. Negative values
+are illegal.
+
+Default: B<0>
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C
The C counts the number of currently established TCP