Update docs/content/reference/install-configuration/observability/tracing.md

Co-authored-by: Romain <rtribotte@users.noreply.github.com>
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Evgenii Domashenkin 2026-01-30 20:14:24 +03:00 committed by traefiker
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@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The `sampleRate` option controls trace sampling using a `ParentBased(TraceIDRati
!!! info "Sampling Strategy Behavior"
- **Root spans** (requests originating at Traefik): Sampled according to the configured `sampleRate` using trace ID ratio-based sampling.
- **Root spans** (trace originating at Traefik): Sampled according to the configured `sampleRate` using trace ID ratio-based sampling.
- **Child spans** (requests with existing trace context): Inherit the sampling decision from the parent span, regardless of the local `sampleRate`.
This ensures consistent sampling decisions across distributed traces: once a trace is sampled, all spans in that trace are sampled, providing complete end-to-end visibility.