[Pkg-net-snmp-devel] Bug#560371: snmp: MIB loading seems broken

[Ross Vandegrift]

Package: snmp
Version: 5.4.2.1~dfsg-3
Severity: normal

In 5.4.1~dfsg-12, I had /usr/share/snmp/mibs setup with lots of MIBs
that I use all the time.  After upgrading to 5.4.2.1~dfsg-3, the default
MIBDIRS changed to /usr/share/mibs.  This broke a number of application
and doesn't appear to have been documented in the release notes.

I moved all of my MIBs from /usr/share/snmp/mibs to /usr/share/mibs, but
I am no longer able to resolve them:

rvandegrift at malaclypse:~$ MIBS=all snmptranslate -On CISCO-VTP-MIB::vtpVlanName
No log handling enabled - turning on stderr logging
Cannot find module (CISCO-VTP-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
CISCO-VTP-MIB::vtpVlanName: Unknown Object Identifier

I can do it, but I have to explicitly add /usr/share/mibs to MIBDIRS:

rvandegrift at malaclypse:~$ MIBDIRS="+/usr/share/mibs" snmptranslate -On CISCO-VTP-MIB::vtpVlanName
No log handling enabled - turning on stderr logging
Cannot find module (NET-SNMP-VACM-MIB): At line 2 in (none)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.46.1.3.1.1.4

This doesn't seem right - if that's the default, why does it need to be
set to take effect?

Ross

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
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Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
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Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages snmp depends on:
ii  libc6                     2.10.2-2       GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libsnmp15                 5.4.2.1~dfsg-3 SNMP (Simple Network Management Pr
ii  libssl0.9.8               0.9.8k-6       SSL shared libraries

Versions of packages snmp recommends:
ii  perl-modules                  5.10.1-8   Core Perl modules

snmp suggests no packages.

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