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diff --git a/src/go/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/intelgpu/integrations/intel_gpu.md b/src/go/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/intelgpu/integrations/intel_gpu.md
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@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.
Install `intel-gpu-tools` using your distribution's package manager.
+#### Add CAP_PERFMON to `intel_gpu_top`
+
+When running as a normal user CAP_PERFMON is required to access performance monitoring.
+See [capabilities(7)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/capabilities.7.html) and [setcap(8)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/setcap.8.html).
+
+```bash
+sudo setcap cap_perfmon=eip /usr/bin/intel_gpu_top
+```
+
+
### Configuration
@@ -125,7 +135,7 @@ The following options can be defined globally: update_every.
| Name | Description | Default | Required |
|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:|
| update_every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | no |
-| binary_path | Path to the intel_gpu_top binary. If an absolute path is provided, the collector will use it directly; otherwise, it will search for the binary in directories specified in the PATH environment variable. | /usr/bin/intel_gpu_top | no |
+| binary_path | Path to the `intel_gpu_top` binary. If an absolute path is provided, the collector will use it directly; otherwise, it will search for the binary in directories specified in the PATH environment variable. | /usr/bin/intel_gpu_top | yes |
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