ZABBIX_AGENTD(8)

💖 ZABBIX_AGENTD 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this is the zabbix_agentd page from the System Manager's Manual and she is that girl 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

zabbix_agentd — the Zabbix agent daemon, aka the little guy who sits on your server and keeps an eye on everything 👀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

zabbix_agentd [-c config-file]
zabbix_agentd [-c config-file] -p
zabbix_agentd [-c config-file] -t item-key
zabbix_agentd [-c config-file] -R runtime-option
zabbix_agentd [-c config-file] -T
zabbix_agentd -h
zabbix_agentd -V

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So like. zabbix_agentd is a daemon for monitoring various server parameters. that's it, that's the whole job description, and honestly? iconic. it just vibes there, collecting your metrics, minding its business 💅

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👑 OPTIONS 👑

the main character options, no skips, we're covering all of them fr fr ✨

• -c, --config config-file — use the alternate config-file instead of the default one. like, if you wanna be different, this is your moment 🫶
• -f, --foreground — run Zabbix agent in foreground. no hiding in the background, she wants to be seen 💅
• -R, --runtime-control runtime-option — perform administrative functions according to runtime-option. very "I can do admin stuff too" energy ✨

🎀 Runtime control options 🎀

• userparameter_reload — reload user parameters from the configuration file. refresh, reboot the vibes, reload the whole lewk 💖
• log_level_increase[=target] — increase log level. affects all processes if target is not specified. turn the volume UP 🔥
• log_level_decrease[=target] — decrease log level. affects all processes if target is not specified. and now we're turning it back down, we love a range 🙈

🌈 Log level control targets 🌈

• process-type — all processes of specified type (active checks, collector, listener). pick a whole squad, not just one girl 🧚
• process-type,N — process type and number (e.g., listener,3). so specific, so precise, we stan a targeted approach ⭐
• pid — process identifier, up to 65535. for larger values specify target as "process-type,N". yeah bestie, there's a ceiling on that one, and past 65535 you gotta go the "process-type,N" route 💀

🍓 More options, because we're not done 🍓

• -p, --print — print known items and exit. for each item either generic defaults are used, or specific defaults for testing are supplied. these defaults are listed in square brackets as item key parameters. returned values are enclosed in square brackets and prefixed with the type of the returned value, separated by a pipe character. for user parameters type is always t, as the agent can not determine all possible return values. items, displayed as working, are not guaranteed to work from the Zabbix server or zabbix_get when querying a running agent daemon, as permissions or environment may be different.

bestie listen. just because --print says an item works does NOT mean it'll work from the server side. permissions, environment, all of it can be different. it's giving "works on my machine" and we're not falling for it 😭

returned value types are:

• d — number with a decimal part. decimals, we love a precise queen 💜
• m — not supported. this could be caused by querying an item that only works in the active mode like a log monitoring item, or an item that requires multiple collected values. permission issues or incorrect user parameters could also result in the not supported state. sad girl hours, she's just not giving anything today 😭
• s — text. maximum length not limited. no cap on length, literally none ✨
• t — text. same as s. twins fr fr 👯
• u — unsigned integer. whole numbers only, no decimals allowed, she's got boundaries 💅

• -t, --test item-key — test a single item and exit. see --print for output description. one item, one test, in and out, efficient queen ⭐
• -T, --test-config — validate configuration file and exit. a little vibe check on your config before you commit 🎀
• -h, --help — display this help and exit. she's helping! 🫶
• -V, --version — output version information and exit. tell me who you are, bestie 💖

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🌟 FILES 🌟

• /usr/local/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf — default location of Zabbix agent configuration file (if not modified during compile time). so if it's not where you expect, blame the compile step, not the agent 🙈

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💫 SEE ALSO 💫

• Documentation
• zabbix_get(1), zabbix_proxy(8), zabbix_sender(1), zabbix_server(8), zabbix_js(1), zabbix_agent2(8), zabbix_web_service(8)

the whole friend group, assembled 🌈

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and that's the page!! brought to you by Zabbix, dated 2022-01-06, and yes she is still serving looks in this manual section 💅 mwah, go monitor something, you got this 💖✨🎀