Werk #18567: nginx_status: Prefer iproute2 (ss) over net-tools (netstat)
| Component | Checks & agents | ||
| Title | nginx_status: Prefer iproute2 (ss) over net-tools (netstat) | ||
| Date | Sep 5, 2025 | ||
| Level | Trivial Change | ||
| Class | New Feature | ||
| Compatibility | Incompatible - Manual interaction might be required | ||
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The prior implementation of the nginx_status plugin used the netstat utility
to fetch network statistics. This was problematic because this utility is
deprecated and no longer shipped to all Linux distributions.
To remedy this, the plugin now uses ss from the iproute2 package as its
preferred utility. If this tool is not installed for whatever reason, the plugin
will then fall back to netstat.
In order to make use of this, you will need to update the agent. Hence, why this change is incompatible.