---
name: "pmdanews"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcp"
version: "7.2.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pmdanews"
---

# pmdanews(1)

sample Usenet news performance metrics domain agent (PMDA)

## NAME

pmdanews - sample Usenet news performance metrics domain agent (PMDA)

## DESCRIPTION

**pmdanews** is an example Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which exports metric values related to a set of newsgroups.

## INSTALLATION

If you want access to the names and values for the news performance metrics, do the following as root:

```
        # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/news
        # ./Install
```

If you want to undo the installation, do the following as root:

```
        # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/news
        # ./Remove
```

**pmdanews** is launched by [**pmcd**(1)](/pmcd/1.md) and should never be executed directly.  The Install and Remove scripts notify [**pmcd**(1)](/pmcd/1.md) when the agent is installed or removed.

## FILES

- $PCP\_PMDAS\_DIR/news/Install

  installation script for the **pmdanews** agent

- $PCP\_PMDAS\_DIR/news/Remove

  undo installation script for the **pmdanews** agent

- $PCP\_LOG\_DIR/pmcd/news.log

  default log file for error messages from **pmdanews**

## SEE ALSO

[**pmcd**(1)](/pmcd/1.md).