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33 lines
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vnstat (a console-based network traffic monitor)
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vnStat is a network traffic monitor for Linux that keeps a log of daily
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network traffic for the selected interface(s). vnStat isn't a packet
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sniffer. The traffic information is analyzed from the /proc filesystem,
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so vnStat can be used without root permissions.
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This program is open source (GPL) and can be installed in 'single' and
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'root' mode.
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Note that you can run vnstat either from cron or as a daemon from /etc/rc.d.
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To run vnstat from cron, add the following line to your crontab:
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0-55/5 * * * * if [[ -x /usr/bin/vnstat && $(ls /var/lib/vnstat/ | wc -l) -ge 1 ]]; then /usr/bin/vnstat -u; fi
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To run vnstat from /etc/rc.d:
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chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat
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Note that to have vnstat start automatically this way it should be called from
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rc.local (and optionally rc.local_shutdown) like so:
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In rc.local:
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# Start vnstat
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat start
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fi
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In rc.local_shutdown:
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# Stop vnstat
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat stop
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fi
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