From 6825111638de8d1a9effc877c8763badff6b8619 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: VictorRobellini <39597627+VictorRobellini@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 12:55:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Added more troubleshooting --- README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 740f0ed..87cefb3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ I also included a wrapper script for Unbound DNS. I'm not currently using it, b ### Telegraf Plugins +- You can run most plugins from a shell/ssh session to verify the output. +- If you're copying from a windows system, make sure the [CRLF is correct](https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-unix-linux-convert-dos-newlines-cr-lf-unix-text-format/) + To troubleshoot plugins, add the following lines to the agent block in /usr/local/etc/telegraf.conf and send a HUP to the telegraf pid. You're going to need to do this from a ssh shell. One you update the config you are going to need to tell telegraf to read the new configs. If you restart telegraf from pfSense, this will not work since it will overwrite your changes. #### Telegraf Config