Configuration¶
No configuration file is mandatory to use Glances.
Furthermore a configuration file is needed to access more settings.
Location¶
You can put the glances.conf
file in the following locations:
Linux |
~/.config/glances, /etc/glances |
*BSD |
~/.config/glances, /usr/local/etc/glances |
OS X |
~/Library/Application Support/glances, /usr/local/etc/glances |
Windows |
%APPDATA%glances |
On Windows XP, the %APPDATA%
path is:
C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data
Since Windows Vista and newer versions:
C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming
User-specific options override system-wide options and options given on the command line override either.
Syntax¶
Glances reads configuration files in the ini syntax.
Each plugin and export module can have a section. Below an example for the CPU plugin:
[cpu]
user_careful=50
user_warning=70
user_critical=90
iowait_careful=50
iowait_warning=70
iowait_critical=90
system_careful=50
system_warning=70
system_critical=90
steal_careful=50
steal_warning=70
steal_critical=90
Logging¶
Glances logs all of its internal messages to a log file.
DEBUG
messages can been logged using the -d
option on the command
line.
By default, the glances.log
file is under the temporary directory:
Linux, *BSD, OS X |
/tmp |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\Local\temp |
If glances.log
is not writable, a new file will be created and
returned to the user console.