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@@ -6,5 +6,26 @@ so vnStat can be used without root permissions.
This program is open source (GPL) and can be installed in 'single' and
'root' mode.
-Add the following line to your crontab:
-0-55/5 * * * * if [[ -x /usr/bin/vnstat && $(ls /var/lib/vnstat/ | wc -l) -ge 1 ]]; then /usr/bin/vnstat -u; fi
+Note that you can run vnstat either from cron or as a daemon from /etc/rc.d.
+
+To run vnstat from cron:
+ Add the following line to your crontab:
+ 0-55/5 * * * * if [[ -x /usr/bin/vnstat && $(ls /var/lib/vnstat/ | wc -l) -ge 1 ]]; then /usr/bin/vnstat -u; fi
+
+To run vnstat from /etc/rc.d:
+ chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat
+
+Note that to have vnstat start automatically this way it should be called from
+rc.local (and optionally rc.local_shutdown) like so:
+
+ In rc.local:
+ # Start vnstat
+ if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat ]; then
+ /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat start
+ fi
+
+ In rc.local_shutdown:
+ # Stop vnstat
+ if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat ]; then
+ /etc/rc.d/rc.vnstat stop
+ fi