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zabbix_agent2 — Daemon for monitoring server parameters. More information: <https://manned.org/zabbix_agent2>.

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Problem

How to use the zabbix_agent2 command: Daemon for monitoring server parameters. More information: <https://manned.org/zabbix_agent2>.

Solution

zabbix_agent2 — Daemon for monitoring server parameters. More information: <https://manned.org/zabbix_agent2>.

Start the agent with the default configuration file:

zabbix_agent2

Start the agent with a custom configuration file:

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}}

Test the configuration file and exit:

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}} {{[-T|--test-config]}}

Test a specific item with verbose output:

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}} {{[-t|--test]}} {{item_key}} {{[-v|--verbose]}}

Reload user parameters from the configuration file (runtime control):

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}} {{[-R|--runtime-control]}} userparameter_reload

Increase or decrease log level (runtime control):

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}} {{[-R|--runtime-control]}} loglevel {{increase|decrease}}

Display help:

zabbix_agent2 {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Start the agent with the default configuration file

zabbix_agent2

Start the agent with a custom configuration file

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}}

Test the configuration file and exit

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}} {{[-T|--test-config]}}

Test a specific item with verbose output

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}} {{[-t|--test]}} {{item_key}} {{[-v|--verbose]}}

Reload user parameters from the configuration file (runtime control)

zabbix_agent2 {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/zabbix_agent2.conf}} {{[-R|--runtime-control]}} userparameter_reload

Context

tldr-pages: common/zabbix_agent2

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