did you add snmpd=yes to /etc/rc.conf?


if you execute '/etc/rc.d/snmpd start' do you get any output?
sometimes I find that netbsd doesn't let you know that it isn't set in
rc.conf, and just doesn't start it.


I run snmpd on my qube and it does show up in a 'ps ax'



On 4/29/07, Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi People,
>
> I'm trying to setup net-snmp on my qube and I'm having problems. To
> be honest I don't even think I'm starting it properly, so it might be
> a simple soloution.
>
> I did write a big detailed post about exactly what I did, but it
> never appeared on the mailing list, quite annoying as the test I sent
> the next day appeared fine. Anyway here goes (I may have fogotten
> something since I did it all):
>
> I've done a make install and all seems well there, then I followed
> the instructions on the end of make install and did:
>
> cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/snmptrapd /etc/rc.d/snmptrapd
> chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/snmptrapd
>
> cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/snmpd /etc/rc.d/snmpd
> chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/snmpd
>
> I took a look in the snmpd and snmptrapd files and thinks seem to
> point to the correct locations, then restarted the machine. I didn't
> see snmpd in top, but should I?
>
> Then I did /usr/pkg/bin/snmpconf -g basic_setup to create the
> snmpd.conf file which I put in /usr/pkg/etc
>
> Below is the contents of the conf file after following the setup:
>
> syslocation  qube
> syscontact  info@lorddef.net
> sysservices 77
> rocommunity  community 127.0.0.1
>
> If I do "snmpwalk -Os -c community -V 1 127.0.0.1 system" from the
> command I get:
>
> "NET-SNMP version: 5.3.1"
>
> Does this in any way mean net-snmp is working?
>
> What I'm trying to do is set up mrtg to retreive information from
> snmp. But when I do the following:
>
> mrtgcfgmaker --global 'WorkDir: /usr/pkg/share/httpd/htdocs/mrtg' \
> --global 'Options[_]: bits,growright' \
> --output /usr/pkg/etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg \
> community@127.0.0.1
>
> I get:
>
> "NET-SNMP: Command not found."
>
> Am I missing something here?
>
> Cheers
> Glyn
>
>
>
> Glyn Astill
>
>
>
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