diff --git a/roles/matrix-prometheus-node-exporter/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-prometheus-node-exporter/defaults/main.yml index a7f25c21..d061d59c 100644 --- a/roles/matrix-prometheus-node-exporter/defaults/main.yml +++ b/roles/matrix-prometheus-node-exporter/defaults/main.yml @@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ matrix_prometheus_node_exporter_container_extra_arguments: [] # - "--collector.systemd" # - "--collector.logind" # -# Note: the above is just an example. We have not confirmed that these collectors work when running in a container. -# In fact, the systemd collector is exhibiting issues: -# > caller=collector.go:169 level=error msg="collector failed" name=systemd duration_seconds=0.000121001 err="couldn't get dbus connection: dial unix /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: connect: no such file or directory" +# Note: the above is just an example. Various collectors may require various tweaks to be able to run. +# Running the systemd collector requires the following `matrix_prometheus_node_exporter_container_extra_arguments`: +# - the socket to be mounted as well (`--mount type=bind,src=/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket,dst=/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket,ro,bind-propagation=rslave`) +# - (on AppArmor-based distros) disabling AppArmor protection (`--security-opt apparmor=unconfined`) matrix_prometheus_node_exporter_process_extra_arguments: [] # List of systemd services that matrix-prometheus.service depends on