[Bug 496922] Re: Ubuntu snmpd package doesn't include all net-snmpd modules

[Jens Rantil]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: snmpd
  
  === The problem ===
- The 'exec' directive is not compiled into snmpd. However, the snmpd config file (/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf) provides lines commented out to do this. Figuring out how this works
+ The 'exec' directive is not compiled into snmpd. However, the snmpd config file (/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf) provides example lines (commented out) on how to use ut. This makes it very confusing, especially since no error is given when restarting snmpd (with /etc/init.d/snmpd restart), and snmpd has no log file enabled by default.
  
  === Proposed solution(s) ===
- There are three ways of solving this issue:
+ There are acouple of ways of solving this issue:
  1) The best way: to compile snmpd with the 'ucd_snmp' MIB module. See the blog post in the references section on how to do this.
  2) Remove the exec directive examples in the '/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf'.
  3) Inform about the dependence in the 'exec' example section in '/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf'.
+ 4) Give an error message that snmpd does not support 'exec'.
  
  === Additional notes ===
  According to the blog post below this problem is also related to the 'proc' directive, too. However, I have not verified this.
  
  === References ===
  This blog post helped me identify this issue: http://bryanfullerton.com/?p=124
  
  === My system: ===
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 9.10
  Release:	9.10
  $ dpkg -l|grep snmpd
  ii  snmpd                                      5.4.1~dfsg-12ubuntu7
-                        SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agents
+                        SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agents

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Ubuntu snmpd package doesn't include all net-snmpd modules
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/496922
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