From: Florian Forster Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:01:28 +0000 (+0200) Subject: collectd.pod: Correct the information about the different modes. X-Git-Tag: collectd-3.10.2~9 X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ea985db58c8d53a69fe8e3cc58bb2b181762989d;p=collectd.git collectd.pod: Correct the information about the different modes. There are _four_ modes now. Also, be more clear about when and why the `Client' mode is the default mode. --- diff --git a/src/collectd.pod b/src/collectd.pod index fcad4609..26185eea 100644 --- a/src/collectd.pod +++ b/src/collectd.pod @@ -124,19 +124,19 @@ Output usage information and exit. =head1 MODES -collectd can operate in three different operating modes. The modes are -described below. +collectd can operate in four different operating modes. The modes are described +below. The simplest mode is the so called B. Data is collected locally and written in RRD files that reside in I. This is the default mode when collectd is linked against C. -The other modes, B and B, are used to send data over -a network and receive it again. +The modes B and B are used to send data over a +network and receive it again. In B the daemon collects the data locally and sends its results -to one or more network addresses. No RRD files are written in this case. This -is the only mode available if collectd is not linked against C. +to one or more network addresses. No RRD files are written locally in this +case. If collectd is not linked against C this is the default mode. If started in B the daemon will listen on one or more interfaces and write the data it receives to RRD files. No data is collected locally.