collectd.conf(5): Document the semantics of the "TypesDB" option in more detail.

Fixed: #1241

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index e5a5c754327b84c507bf7531ed31eebf6c67a9e3..f54ef166b83b879034d2ca8ad38c79a393c47a3c 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ Path to the plugins (shared objects) of collectd.
 Set one or more files that contain the data-set descriptions. See
 L<types.db(5)> for a description of the format of this file.
 
+If this option is not specified, a default file is read. If you need to define
+custom types in addition to the types defined in the default file, you need to
+explicitly load both. In other words, if the B<TypesDB> option is encountered
+the default behavior is disabled and if you need the default types you have to
+also explicitly load them.
+
 =item B<Interval> I<Seconds>
 
 Configures the interval in which to query the read plugins. Obviously smaller