B<false>. String containing of only alphanumeric characters and underscores do
not need to be quoted.
+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
=over 4
=item B<DataDir> I<Directory>
-Set the directory to store RRD-files under. Per default RRD-files are generated
+Set the directory to store CSV-files under. Per default CSV-files are generated
beneath the daemon's working directory, i.E<nbsp>e. the B<BaseDir>.
=back
=item B<SocketGroup> I<Group>
-If running as root change the group of the UNIX-socket after it has been
+If running as root change the group of the UNIX-socket after it has been
created. Defaults to B<collectd>.
=item B<SocketPerms> I<Permissions>
The C<mysql plugin> requires B<mysqlclient> to be installed. It connects to the
database when started and keeps the connection up as long as possible. When the
connection is interrupted for whatever reason it will try to re-connect. The
-plugin logs loud complaints in case anything goes wrong.
+plugin will complaint loudly in case anything goes wrong.
This plugin issues C<SHOW STATUS> and evaluates C<Bytes_{received,sent}>,
C<Com_*> and C<Handler_*> which correspond to F<mysql_octets.rrd>,
=item B<StepSize> I<Seconds>
-Sets the stepsize of newly created RRD-files. Ideally (and per default) this
-setting is identical to the global B<Interval>-option and should not be
-smaller. If unsure, don't set this option.
+B<Force> the stepsize of newly created RRD-files. Ideally (and per default)
+this setting is unset and the stepsize is set to the interval in which the data
+is collected. Do not use this option unless you absolutely have to for some
+reason. Setting this option may cause problems with the C<snmp plugin>, the
+C<exec plugin> or when the daemon is set up to receive data from other hosts.
=item B<HeartBeat> I<Seconds>
-Sets the heartbeat of newly created RRD-files. Ideally this setting is bigger
-than the B<Interval>-setting, by default it's twice the B<Interval>-setting. If
-unsure, don't set this option.
+B<Force> the heartbeat of newly created RRD-files. This setting should be unset
+in which case the heartbeat is set to twice the B<StepSize> which should equal
+the interval in which data is collected. Do not set this option unless you have
+a very good reason to do so.
=item B<RRARows> I<NumRows>
=item B<SocketGroup> I<Group>
-If running as root change the group of the UNIX-socket after it has been
+If running as root change the group of the UNIX-socket after it has been
created. Defaults to B<collectd>.
=item B<SocketPerms> I<Permissions>