# Telegraf \[\[procstat\]\]

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-procstat/1351>\
**Category:** Systems\
**Tags:** telegraf\
**Created:** [June 19, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-procstat/1351 "2017-06-19T09:46:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![zhengheyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e5b9ba/32.png) [@zhengheyi](https://community.influxdata.com/u/zhengheyi)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-procstat/1351/1 "2017-06-19T09:46:12Z")

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telegraf procstat plugin read/write counts and the num\_fds Need permissions，How do I change telegraf permissions? Let it collect information about read/write counts and the num\_fds.

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**Author:** ![jackzampolin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/jackzampolin/32/5_2.png) [@jackzampolin](https://community.influxdata.com/u/jackzampolin)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-procstat/1351/2 "2017-06-19T17:06:34Z")

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@zhengheyi Can you clarify your question? What do you mean by `How do I change telegraf permissions?`

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**Author:** ![daniel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/daniel/32/142_2.png) [@daniel](https://community.influxdata.com/u/daniel)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-procstat/1351/3 "2017-06-19T17:56:50Z")

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The only way I know how to do it is by running Telegraf as root, something I do not necessarily recommend. It might be possible to use a [ptrace access mode](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/517#issuecomment-300304547) check but I haven’t been able to get it working.