invalid metric name "collectd_docker_cpu.percent" about collectd_exporter HOT 5 CLOSED

Also getting invalid metric name "collectd_mesos-slave_bytes"

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In case of binary protocol all metrics used have to be described in types.db file you give to collectd_exporter daemon with -collectd.typesdb-file argument.

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flag provided but not defined: -collectd.typesdb-file

Usage of /bin/collectd_exporter:
-collectd.auth-file string
File mapping user names to pre-shared keys (passwords).
-collectd.listen-address string
Network address on which to accept collectd binary network packets, e.g. ":25826".
-collectd.security-level string
Minimum required security level for accepted packets. Must be one of "None", "Sign" and "Encrypt". (default "None")
-log.format value
If set use a syslog logger or JSON logging. Example: logger:syslog?appname=bob&local=7 or logger:stdout?json=true. Defaults to stderr.
-log.level value
Only log messages with the given severity or above. Valid levels: [debug, info, warn, error, fatal]. (default info)
-version
Print version information.
-web.collectd-push-path string
Path under which to accept POST requests from collectd. (default "/collectd-post")
-web.listen-address string
Address on which to expose metrics and web interface. (default ":9103")
-web.telemetry-path string
Path under which to expose Prometheus metrics. (default "/metrics")

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I'm facing a similar issue as well on trying to integrate this (invalid metric names),

https://github.com/signalfx/docker-collectd-plugin

Is there a work-around for this?

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What's the exact error message?

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