[Pkg-net-snmp-devel] Bug#475366: Bug#475366: snmpd silently fails to start if no interface specified on commandline

[Olivier Berger]

Well, I'm reusing your /etc/default/snmpd file's contents, and here's my
findings, having added a set -x to /etc/init.d/snmpd :

# /etc/init.d/snmpd start
+ set -e
+ export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+ test -x /usr/sbin/snmpd
+ test -x /usr/sbin/snmptrapd
+ export MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs
+ MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs
+ SNMPDRUN=yes
+ SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid'
+ TRAPDRUN=no
+ TRAPDOPTS='-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid'
+ '[' -r /etc/default/snmpd ']'
+ . /etc/default/snmpd
++ export MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs
++ MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs
++ SNMPDRUN=yes
++ SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid'
++ TRAPDRUN=yes
++ TRAPDOPTS='-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid'
++ SNMPDCOMPAT=yes
+ cd /
+ '[' yes = yes ']'
+ ln -sf /var/agentx/master /var/run/agentx
+ case "$1" in
+ echo -n 'Starting network management services:'
Starting network management services:+ '[' yes = yes -a -f /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf ']'
+ start-stop-daemon --quiet --start --exec /usr/sbin/snmpd -- -Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid
+ echo -n ' snmpd'
 snmpd+ '[' yes = yes -a -f /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf ']'
+ start-stop-daemon --quiet --start --exec /usr/sbin/snmptrapd -- -Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid
+ echo -n ' snmptrapd'
 snmptrapd+ echo .
.
+ exit 0

kilauea:/sbin# ps -edf f | grep snmp
root     22547 11999  0 13:59 pts/0    S+     0:00  |                   \_ grep snmp
root     22545     1  0 13:59 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/snmptrapd -Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid

kilauea:/sbin# tail /var/log/syslog
Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmpd[22543]: Error opening specified endpoint "" 
Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmpd[22543]: Server Exiting with code 1 
Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmptrapd[22544]: Warning: no access control information configured. This receiver will *NOT* accept any incoming notifications. 
Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmptrapd[22545]: NET-SNMP version 5.4.1 

Also running :
 snmpd 5.4.1~dfsg-6

Weird...

Regards,
-- 
Olivier BERGER <olivier.berger at it-sudparis.eu> (*NEW ADDRESS*)
http://www-inf.it-sudparis.eu/~olberger/ - OpenPGP-Id: 1024D/6B829EEC
Ingénieur Recherche - Dept INF
Institut TELECOM / TELECOM & Management SudParis
(http://www.it-sudparis.eu/), Evry