From: Florian Forster <octo@huhu.verplant.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:08:41 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: collectd.conf(5): Documented the fact that the configuration is processes from top... 
X-Git-Tag: collectd-4.1.6~6
X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=476256bd637ce9789dbeec4d25c8937bdfc9bac2;p=collectd.git

collectd.conf(5): Documented the fact that the configuration is processes from top to bottom.
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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 942140d6..bab709ba 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ ignored. Values are either string, enclosed in double-quotes,
 B<false>. String containing of only alphanumeric characters and underscores do
 not need to be quoted.
 
-Plugins are loaded in the order listed in this config file. It is a good idea
-to load any logging plugins first in order to catch messages from plugins
-during configuration.
+The configuration is read and processed in order, i.E<nbsp>e. from top to
+bottom. So the plugins are loaded in the order listed in this config file. It
+is a good idea to load any logging plugins first in order to catch messages
+from plugins during configuration. Also, the C<LoadPlugin> option B<must> occur
+B<before> the C<E<lt>Plugin ...E<gt>> block.
 
 =head1 GLOBAL OPTIONS