[Discussed] Storing network consumtion from vnstat

makh · 2018-01-02 07:30:32

Hi

I have made a simple cronjob to store this information in a local file. I couldnt locate such an option in /etc/vnstat

The option: --exportdb, is not exactly what I need.

But I wanted to know, if vnstat can automatically store a log of 6 months bandwidth consumtion, in some text file. I read in a blog, that it resets stored information, each month. But this is not mentioned in the arch wiki or the manual.

Thankyou

Last edited by makh (2018-01-14 17:18:22)

Trilby · 2018-01-02 12:21:15

makh wrote:

The option: --exportdb, is not exactly what I need.

In what way is it not what you need? Do you mean it's not in the format you want? It has the information you say you want. A simple sed manipulation should get it in a better format - that is if you can define your goal. There is also json output which would be easier if you're going into python or similar.

What about `vnstat -m`?

makh · 2018-01-04 16:25:06

Trilby wrote:

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Sir
Hi
I think that either of -d or -m is okay, as long as it keeps data for 6 months. But I am storing the output in a separate file using cron. How much is the default storage time?

2ndly, I will need to check the sed manipulation. I dont know sed, yet.

Thankyou

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[Discussed] Storing network consumtion from vnstat

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