[collectd] MySQL Plugin

[Kaushal Shriyan]

Hi

I am running collectd version 4.9.0 on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Server.

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<Plugin mysql>
        <Database smspay>
                Host "localhost"
                User "nagios"
                Password ""
                Database "smspay"
                Socket "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld1.sock"
#               MasterStats true
        </Database>
#
        <Database smsin>
                Host "localhost"
                User "nagios"
                Password ""
                Database "smsin"
                Socket "/var/run/mysql/mysqld2.sock"
#               SlaveStats true
#               SlaveNotifications true
        </Database>
</Plugin>

# mysql -u nagios -h localhost -S /var/run/mysqld/mysqld1.sock
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 50
Server version: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4-log (Ubuntu)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| SMSPAY             |
| mysql              |
+--------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> quit
Bye
# mysql -u nagios -h localhost -S /var/run/mysqld/mysqld2.sock
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 23
Server version: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4-log (Ubuntu)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| SMSIN              |
| mysql              |
+--------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
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I get  [2009-12-21 03:12:22] mysql_real_connect failed: Access denied
for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
[2009-12-21 03:12:22] read-function of plugin `mysql' failed. Will
suspend it for 10 seconds.

Please suggest/guide.

Thanks,

Kaushal