Re: Net-snmp-users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 7

"zaman L" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.net-snmp.user
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>    1. Re: configuring net-snmp from source (Dave Shield)
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> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:44:38 +0000
> From: "Dave Shield" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: configuring net-snmp from source
> To: "zaman L" <[email protected]>
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> On 02/03/07, zaman L <[email protected]> wrote:
> >      ./snmpd  -f -Lo -x udp:127.0.0.1:161 /tmp/snmp.skt
>
> No - that's wrong.
> The -x option is used to specify an *AgentX* socket.
> So the agent is now listening for AgentX connections
> on the standard SNMP port, and listening for SNMP
> connections on the named socket /tmp/snmp.skt
>
> This won't work.
>
>
> > But there is no SNMP agent listening after I checked it with netstat
> -ultnp
> > tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:53      0.0.0.0:*
>     LISTEN      16670/named
> > tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:953    0.0.0.0:*
>     LISTEN      16670/named
> > tcp        0      0 ::1:53          :::*       LISTEN      16670/named
> > tcp        0      0 ::1:953        :::*       LISTEN      16670/named
> > udp        0      0 127.0.0.1:161      0.0.0.0:*       14434/snmpd
> >
> > As you can see from the last line , snmpd is not in listening mode.
>
> That's because it's a UDP-based server, not TCP.
>
> Though you've started it in a very strange manner (see above)
>
>
> > Please somebody help me in starting the agent so that it
> > responds to the snmp commands.
>
> Try the following:
>
>     - Shut down the agent
>     - Run "netstat -ultmp"
>            Is there *anything* listed with port "161" ?
>
> If so, then stop.
>
>     -  Run   "snmpd -f -Lo -c /path/to/your/snmpd.conf"
>
>
    That worked . It is responding to the SNMP commands . Thanks a Lot.


  regards...
 zaman




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> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 08:29:47 -0500
> From: Adam Bell <[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: configuring net-snmp from source
> To: [email protected]
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> I was mislead by this display when I ran snmpd also, since the UDP
> protocol
> is used, a LISTEN state is not displayed.
> It looks like your snmpd is running
>
> Good luck.
>
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> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of zaman L
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 6:43 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: configuring net-snmp from source
>
>
>
> so you can do 1 of 2 things (choose one)
>
> a) run snmpd like this: # ./snmpd -f -Lo -c /path/to/your/snmpd.conf
>
>
>                I tried that but it gives me the same error.  Then I tried
> with
>
>                                   ./snmpd  -f -Lo -x udp:127.0.0.1:161
> <http://127.0.0.1:161/>   /tmp/snmp.skt
>
>                Then there  is no error and it displays the message
>
>                                   NET-SNMP 5.4
>
>                 But there is no SNMP agent listening after I checked it
> with
>                          netstat -ultnp
>
>                 The following is the output as displayed   by   netstat
> -ultnp
>
> Active Internet connections (only servers)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address               Foreign Address
> State       PID/Program name
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:53  <http://127.0.0.1:53/>
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:953  <http://127.0.0.1:953/>
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 ::1:53                      :::*
> LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 ::1:953                     :::*
> LISTEN      16670/named
> udp        0      0 127.0.0.1:161 <http://127.0.0.1:161/>
> 0.0.0.0:*                               14434/snmpd
>
>
> As you can see from the last line , snmpd is not in listening mode.
>
>
> Please somebody help me in starting the agent so that it responds to the
> snmp commands.
>
> With Thanks and Regards
>
>
>
>
> On 3/2/07, zaman L <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
> wrote:
>
> so you can do 1 of 2 things (choose one)
>
> a) run snmpd like this: # ./snmpd -f -Lo -c /path/to/your/snmpd.conf
>
>                I tried that but it gives me the same error.  Then I tried
> with
>
>                                   ./snmpd  -f -Lo -x udp:127.0.0.1:161
> <http://127.0.0.1:161>   /tmp/snmp.skt
>
>                Then there  is no error and it displays the message
>
>                                   NET-SNMP 5.4
>
>                 But there is no SNMP agent listening after I checked it
> with
>                          netstat -ultnp
>
>                 The following is the output as displayed   by   netstat
> -ultnp
>
> Active Internet connections (only servers)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address               Foreign Address
> State       PID/Program name
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:53 <http://127.0.0.1:53>
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:953 <http://127.0.0.1:953>
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 ::1:53                      :::*
> LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 ::1:953                     :::*
> LISTEN      16670/named
> udp        0      0 127.0.0.1:161 <http://127.0.0.1:161>
> 0.0.0.0:*                               14434/snmpd
>
>
> As you can see from the last line , snmpd is not in listening mode.
>
>
> Please somebody help me in starting the agent so that it responds to the
> snmp commands.
>
>
> >         With thanks and Regards
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> On 3/1/07, Joao Miguel Ferreira <  <mailto:
> [email protected]>
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> >
> >         1) go to that directory an execute the agent like this:
> >
> >         # ./snmpd -f -Lo
> >
> >         -f: the agent does not fork() away from the tty
> >         -Lo: the agent logs its activity to stdout
> >
> >         check to see if it prints any messages related to the config
> >         files....
> >
> >             I tried that and it gives the following message
> >
> >
> > Error opening specified endpoint " "
> > Server Exiting with code 1
>
> May be this is related to the config file...
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         2) do a # ls -la /etc/snmp/ to see if the snmpd.conf is there
> >
> >      the snmpd.conf file is present in /usr/local/share/snmp/
> >
>
> read this manual: man snmpd....
>
> at the end you will find:
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> CONFIGURATION FILES
>        snmpd checks for the existence of and parses the following files:
>
>        /etc/snmp/snmp.conf
>              Common configuration for the agent and applications. See
> snmp.conf(5) for details.
>
>        /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
>
>        /etc/snmp/snmpd.local.conf
>              Agent-specific configuration.  See snmpd.conf(5) for
> details.  These files are optional and may be used to configure access
>              control, trap generation, subagent protocols and much else
> besides.
>
>              In  addition  to  these  two  configuration files
> in /etc/snmp, the agent will read any files with the names snmpd.conf
> and
>              snmpd.local.conf in a colon separated path specified in the
> SNMPCONFPATH environment variable.
>
>        /usr/share/snmp/mibs/
>              The agent will also load all files in this directory as
> MIBs.  It will not, however, load any file that begins with  a  '.'
>              or descend into subdirectories.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> so you can do 1 of 2 things (choose one)
>
> a) run snmpd like this: # ./snmpd -f -Lo -c /path/to/your/snmpd.conf
>
>
>                I tried that but it gives me the same error.  Then I tried
> with
>
>                                   ./snmpd  -f -Lo -x udp:127.0.0.1:161
> <http://127.0.0.1:161>   /tmp/snmp.skt
>
>                Then there  is no error and it displays the message
>
>                                   NET-SNMP 5.4
>
>                 But there is no SNMP agent listening after I checked it
> with
>                          netstat -ultnp
>
>                 The following is the output as displayed   by   netstat
> -ultnp
>
> Active Internet connections (only servers)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address               Foreign Address
> State       PID/Program name
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:53  <http://127.0.0.1:53>
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:953 <http://127.0.0.1:953>
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 ::1:53                      :::*
> LISTEN      16670/named
> tcp        0      0 ::1:953                     :::*
> LISTEN      16670/named
> udp        0      0 127.0.0.1:161 <http://127.0.0.1:161>
> 0.0.0.0:*                               14434/snmpd
>
>
> As you can see from the last line , snmpd is not in listening mode.
>
>
> Please somebody help me in starting the agent so that it responds to the
> snmp commands.
>
> With Thanks and Regards
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> b) try completing the instalation with # make install... I guess this
> will copy the config files to /etc/snmp/ and the agent will
> automatically find thgem there (# ./snmpd -f -Lo)
>
>
> hope this helps.
>
> jmf
>
>
>
>
> >
> >         With thanks and Regards
> >
> >
> >
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