openbsd-ports/net/vnstat/files/README.OpenBSD
pea e4ebe93e71 Import of vnstat:
vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor for Linux and BSD that
keeps a log of network traffic for the selected interface(s). It uses the
network interface statistics provided by the kernel as information source.
This means that vnStat won't actually be sniffing any traffic and also
ensures light use of system resources.

With tweaks and advices from jasper@. Thanks

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$OpenBSD: README.OpenBSD,v 1.1.1.1 2010/10/25 10:14:53 pea Exp $
All the command must be launched as the user _vnstat.
1) Launch vnstat --iflist to see all the available interfaces.
2) For each interface that you want to monitor, launch this command:
# vnstat -i interface -u
This will create the database for the specified interface.
3) Edit ${SYSCONFDIR}/vnstat.conf if necessary
4) Finally launch the vnstatd daemon:
# /usr/local/sbin/vnstatd -d
5) Add the following to your ${SYSCONFDIR}/rc.local:
if [ -x /usr/local/sbin/vnstatd ]; then
echo -n ' vnstatd'
install -d -o _vnstat /var/run/vnstat
su -l _vnstat -c "/usr/local/sbin/vnstatd -d"
fi
6) Create graphics with the command vnstati
Random hints:
* You can enable debug in ${SYSCONFDIR}/vnstat.conf and check
the logs in /var/log/vnstat/vnstat.log