README - ircgraph 0.6.7 - Ricardo Sartori - sartori@lrv.ufsc.br


 ircGraph is a very simple set of perl scripts based on ircstats2,
wich can be found in the contrib dir of the MRTG source program.
It was created to supply the needs of creating graphics with more
variables in a more configurable way. ircGraph connects in an
irc server and sends the LUSERS * server command. It gets the data
retrieved and stores it in an RRD file. To start using the program,
read the INSTALL file. Problems, doubts and suggestions (no flames
please), mailto:sartori@lrv.ufsc.br
 ircGraph depends on the server ping. It usually is a 600 seconds
period. In some networks it is higher, in others it is lower. When
the program receives a ping from the server it is connected, the
databases will be updated and a pong response will be sent.


OBS1: Users who are upgrading from 0.5.1 to a version higher or equal
then 0.5.2 should use the convert.pl script. Without it, the ircd.rrd
file will be corrupted and the program won't work right. How to use:

./convert.pl ircd.051.rrd ircd.rrd


OBS2: Users who are upgrading from releases 0.5.2-0.5.5r1 to 0.6.* must rename
the ircd.rrd file to the following name:
	$ircservers[0].rrd
For example, if your $ircservers directive is defined as:

$ircservers = some.ircd.net, other.ircd.net, also-other.ircd.net

you should rename ircd.rrd to some.irc.net.rrd, like this:

mv ircd.rrd some.irc.net.rrd

and then place the rrd file in the directory $rrddir.




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Ricardo Sartori
sartori@lrv.ufsc.br
