Bug#921047: netdata: mysql plugin requires further post-install work

2019-02-04 Thread Daniel Baumann
On 2/4/19 5:52 PM, Nye Liu wrote: Time permitting I may take a shot at a patch. I think this is about more or less how it could/should be done (sorry if that is exactly what you had in mind anyway :): detect if mysql is installed in netdata-plugins-python.config. if yes, ask with priority lo

Bug#921047: netdata: mysql plugin requires further post-install work

2019-02-04 Thread Nye Liu
On 2/4/2019 3:43 AM, Daniel Baumann wrote: At work we always create a 'dummy' read-only user for this, using any privileged accounts is out of the question (as you rightly pointed out). I'm not sure we can do anything about this other than documenting it in README.Debian or so. The "right thi

Bug#921047: netdata: mysql plugin requires further post-install work

2019-02-04 Thread Daniel Baumann
retitle 921047 mysql plugin needs configuration priority 921047 minor thanks Hi, thank you for reporting this. Yes, the db plugins generally need configuration to properly work. This is not just the case for mysql, but also for postgresql. At work we always create a 'dummy' read-only user fo

Bug#921047: netdata: mysql plugin requires further post-install work

2019-01-31 Thread Nye Liu
Package: netdata Version: 1.11.1+dfsg-5 Severity: normal Out of the box, the mysql plugin does not work on debian. The /usr/lib/netdata/conf.d/python.d/mysql.conf debiancfg entry requires /etc/mysql/debian.cnf to be readable by user or group netdata, and the error log does not indicate this is th