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  pidfile: /var/run/nfacctd.pid
  pidfile: /var/run/nfacctd.pid
  syslog: daemon
  syslog: daemon
 
  sql_host: <HOSTNAME>
  sql_host: <HOSTNAME>
  sql_passwd: <PASSWORD>
  sql_passwd: <PASSWORD>
  sql_table_version: 1
  sql_table_version: 1
 
  plugins: pgsql
  plugins: pgsql
 
  sql_optimize_clauses: true
  sql_optimize_clauses: true
  sql_history: 1m
  sql_history: 1m
  sql_history_roundoff: m
  sql_history_roundoff: m
  sql_dont_try_update: true
  sql_dont_try_update: true
 
  aggregate: src_host,dst_host,src_port,dst_port,proto
  aggregate: src_host,dst_host,src_port,dst_port,proto
 
  nfacctd_sql_log: true
  nfacctd_sql_log: true


A full list of options supported by pmacct can be found [http://wiki.pmacct.net/OfficialConfigKeys here].
For explanation of the keywords above and full list of options supported by pmacct see [http://wiki.pmacct.net/OfficialConfigKeys here].

Revision as of 10:34, 29 December 2010

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(Last edited by Larena on 29 Dec 2010.)

This document will show how to configure pmacct for IP accounting. Pmacct will be configured as NetFlow and sFlow collector using PostgreSQL as DB backend.

The following software have been used at the time of writing of this document:

* pmacct-0.12.4-r3
* postgresql 8.4

Install and Configure pmacct

apk add pmacct pmacct-doc

On postgreSQL server launch the following scripts found in /usr/share/doc/pmacct/sql (make sure to change the default password for user "pmacct" in pmacct-create-db.pgsql):

postgres$ psql -d template1 -f pmacct-create-db.pgsql
postgres$ psql -d pmacct -f pmacct-create-table_v1.pgsql

NetFlow Collector Daemon

Edit /etc/nfmacctd.conf, changing "<HOSTNAME>" and "<PASSWORD>" to correct values:

daemonize: true
pidfile: /var/run/nfacctd.pid
syslog: daemon

sql_host: <HOSTNAME>
sql_passwd: <PASSWORD>
sql_table_version: 1

plugins: pgsql

sql_optimize_clauses: true
sql_history: 1m
sql_history_roundoff: m
sql_dont_try_update: true

aggregate: src_host,dst_host,src_port,dst_port,proto

nfacctd_sql_log: true

For explanation of the keywords above and full list of options supported by pmacct see here.