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@@ -1375,19 +1375,50 @@ TCP-Port to connect to. Defaults to B<11211>.
 
 =head2 Plugin C<mysql>
 
-The C<mysql plugin> requires B<mysqlclient> 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<mysql plugin> requires B<mysqlclient> 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<SHOW STATUS> / C<SHOW GLOBAL STATUS> command
+and collects information about MySQL network traffic, executed statements,
+requests, the query cache and threads by evaluating the
+C<Bytes_{received,sent}>, C<Com_*>, C<Handler_*>, C<Qcache_*> and C<Threads_*>
+return values. Please refer to the B<MySQL reference manual>, 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<Position> return value of the
+C<SHOW MASTER STATUS> command and the C<Seconds_Behind_Master>,
+C<Read_Master_Log_Pos> and C<Exec_Master_Log_Pos> return values of the
+C<SHOW SLAVE STATUS> command. See the B<MySQL reference manual>,
+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<SHOW STATUS> command and collects information
-about MySQL network traffic, executed statements, requests, the query cache
-and threads by evaluating the C<Bytes_{received,sent}>, C<Com_*>,
-C<Handler_*>, C<Qcache_*> and C<Threads_*> return values. Please refer to the
-B<MySQL reference manual>, I<5.1.6. Server Status Variables> for an
-explanation of these values.
+Synopsis:
+
+  <Plugin mysql>
+    <Database foo>
+      Host "hostname"
+      User "username"
+      Password "password"
+      Port "3306"
+      MasterStats true
+    </Database>
+
+    <Database bar>
+      Host "localhost"
+      Socket "/var/run/mysql/mysqld.sock"
+      SlaveStats true
+      SlaveNotifications true
+    </Database>
+  </Plugin>
 
-Use the following options to configure the plugin:
+A B<Database> 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<MySQL reference manual>.
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -1427,6 +1458,17 @@ only has any effect, if B<Host> is set to B<localhost> (the default).
 Otherwise, use the B<Port> option above. See the documentation for the
 C<mysql_real_connect> function for details.
 
+=item B<MasterStats> I<true|false>
+
+=item B<SlaveStats> I<true|false>
+
+Enable the collection of master / slave statistics in a replication setup.
+
+=item B<SlaveNotifications> I<true|false>
+
+If enabled, the plugin sends a notification if the replication slave I/O and /
+or SQL threads are not running.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<netlink>
@@ -1508,32 +1550,119 @@ specified statistics will not be collected.
 
 =head2 Plugin C<network>
 
+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<Forward> option below.
+
+The default IPv6 multicast group is C<ff18::efc0:4a42>. The default IPv4
+multicast group is C<239.192.74.66>. The default I<UDP> port is B<25826>.
+
+Both, B<Server> and B<Listen> can be used as single option or as block. When
+used as block, given options are valid for this socket only. For example:
+
+ <Plugin "network">
+   Server "collectd.internal.tld"
+   <Server "collectd.external.tld">
+     SecurityLevel "sign"
+     Username "myhostname"
+     Password "ohl0eQue"
+   </Server>
+ </Plugin>
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<E<lt>Server> I<Host> [I<Port>]B<E<gt>>
+
+The B<Server> statement/block sets the server to send datagrams to. The
+statement may occur multiple times to send each datagram to multiple
+destinations.
+
+The argument I<Host> 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 following options are recognized within B<Server> blocks:
+
 =over 4
 
-=item B<Listen> I<Host> [I<Port>]
+=item B<SecurityLevel> B<Encrypt>|B<Sign>|B<None>
+
+Set the security you require for network communication. When the security level
+has been set to B<Encrypt>, data sent over the network will be encrypted using
+I<AES-256>. The integrity of encrypted packets is ensured using I<SHA-1>. When
+set to B<Sign>, transmitted data is signed using the I<HMAC-SHA-256> message
+authentication code. When set to B<None>, data is sent without any security.
+
+This feature is only available if the I<network> plugin was linked with
+I<libgcrypt>.
+
+=item B<Username> I<Username>
+
+Sets the username to transmit. This is used by the server to lookup the
+password. See B<AuthFile> below. All security levels except B<None> require
+this setting.
+
+This feature is only available if the I<network> plugin was linked with
+I<libgcrypt>.
+
+=item B<Password> I<Password>
+
+Sets a password (shared secret) for this socket. All security levels except
+B<None> require this setting.
 
-=item B<Server> I<Host> [I<Port>]
+This feature is only available if the I<network> plugin was linked with
+I<libgcrypt>.
+
+=back
 
-The B<Server> statement sets the server to send datagrams B<to>.  The statement
-may occur multiple times to send each datagram to multiple destinations.
+=item B<E<lt>Listen> I<Host> [I<Port>]B<E<gt>>
 
 The B<Listen> statement sets the interfaces to bind to. When multiple
 statements are found the daemon will bind to multiple interfaces.
 
 The argument I<Host> 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<Listen> statement is found the server tries join both, the default IPv6
-multicast group and the default IPv4 multicast group. If no B<Server> 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 C<E<lt>ListenE<gt>> blocks:
 
-The default IPv6 multicast group is C<ff18::efc0:4a42>. The default IPv4
-multicast group is C<239.192.74.66>.
+=over 4
+
+=item B<SecurityLevel> B<Encrypt>|B<Sign>|B<None>
+
+Set the security you require for network communication. When the security level
+has been set to B<Encrypt>, only encrypted data will be accepted. The integrity
+of encrypted packets is ensured using I<SHA-1>. When set to B<Sign>, only
+signed and encrypted data is accepted. When set to B<None>, all data will be
+accepted. If an B<AuthFile> option was given (see below), encrypted data is
+decrypted if possible.
 
-The optional I<Port> 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.
+This feature is only available if the I<network> plugin was linked with
+I<libgcrypt>.
+
+=item B<AuthFile> I<Filename>
+
+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<SecurityLevel> is set to B<None>, 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 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<stat(2)>. If the file has been changed, the contents is re-read. While
+the file is being read, it is locked using L<fcntl(2)>.
+
+=back
 
 =item B<TimeToLive> I<1-255>
 
@@ -1771,6 +1900,11 @@ enables you to do that: By setting B<IgnoreSelected> to I<true> the effect of
 B<Sensor> is inverted: All selected interfaces are ignored and all other
 interfaces are collected.
 
+=item B<Interval> I<Seconds>
+
+Sets the interval in which all sensors should be read. If not specified, the
+global B<Interval> setting is used.
+
 =back
 
 B<EXPERIMENTAL!> The C<onewire> plugin is experimental, because it doesn't yet
@@ -2876,6 +3010,37 @@ will be collected.
 
 =back
 
+=head2 Plugin C<ted>
+
+The I<TED> 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<http://www.theenergydetective.com/>.
+
+Available configuration options:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Device> I<Path>
+
+Path to the device on which TED is connected. collectd will need read and write
+permissions on that file.
+
+Default: B</dev/ttyUSB0>
+
+=item B<Retries> I<Num>
+
+Apparently reading from TED is not that reliable. You can therefore configure a
+number of retries here. You only configure the I<retries> 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<tcpconns>
 
 The C<tcpconns plugin> counts the number of currently established TCP