Re: snmptrapd does not work with snmpTrapdAddr

Dave Shield wrote:

>On 08/04/2008, Benoit Guillon <guillon@thalescomputers.fr> wrote:
> =

>
>> But with the following configuration file:
>>
>> # more /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf
>> disableAuthorization yes
>>
>> snmpTrapdAddr udp:192.168.1.1:162
>>
>> I have the following error:
>>
>> # snmptrapd -f -c /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf -Lo
>> NET-SNMP version 5.3.1
>> couldn't open udp:192.168.1.1:162 -- errno 98 ("Address already in use")
>> =

>>
>
>What happens if you run:
>
> snmptrapd -f -Lo
>
>?
>
>I suspect that the trap receiver is reading the file
>/etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf automatically,
>and hence starting to listen on this port.
>
>Then it processes the -c option, (re-)reads the
>config file /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf and
>tries to listen on the specified port. But it
>can't because something (itself) is already
>listening on that port.
>
>Try omitting the -c option
> =

>
Thanks much! That was the reason of the troubles. Using the -C option =

with -c also does the trick :-\

Regards,

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Beno=EEt Guillon guillon@thalescomputers.fr
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