Hi Lonnie and Team AstLinux, After reviewing the zabbix init.d script, it's apparent that the provided documentation and code is perfect. Specifically, "additional" parameters in /mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf are included.
I've repeated my prior steps but can't repeat the problem that I thought I observed. Please file this one under USER ERROR. Thank you for the guidance. I also appreciate going the extra mile to check the script. Apologies for the confusion. Dan On Wednesday, 26-03-2025 at 8:41 Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: Hi Dan, Reference here [1], zabbix init.d script. If "/mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.conf" exists, then the complete agent config must be defined there. If "/mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf" is defined, and no "/mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.conf", then an autogenerated entry: -- Include=/mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf -- will be included in the autogenerated config. Lonnie [1] https://github.com/astlinux-project/astlinux/blob/1e27e446214c991eab6ce88f18549ce2c48b57c3/package/zabbix/zabbix.init#L116 > On Mar 26, 2025, at 7:04 AM, Dan Ryson wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for the prompt reply and your insight. > > I misunderstood that files added to /mnt/kd replace and do not add to an autogenerated file. Zabbix agent continues to work fine after renaming zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf => zabbix_agentd.conf. Apparently, either file name in /mnt/kd does the same thing. > > Best wishes, > > Dan > > On Tuesday, 25-03-2025 at 19:14 Michael Knill wrote: > Hi Dan > > We use Zabbix extensively with Astlinux and it has become a critical part of our infrastructure. > > Just updating zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf should be all that you need to edit. We use PSK so we have updated the init file to add this but should not be necessary normally. > In Astlinux, normally autogenerated files added to /mnt/kd will replace and not add to an autogenerated file as part of the init process so yes this would be expected behaviour. > > Regards > Michael Knill > > > From: Dan Ryson > Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 3:02 am > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List > Subject: [Astlinux-users] Zabbix Agent User Parameters > Team AstLinux, > > I recently tried to enable Zabbix and a custom Zabbix Agent user parameter to diagnose a fleeting, intermittent networking problem. > > The AstLinux documentation (here) was a great start. However, I ran into trouble while trying to "include" a custom user parameter using added file /mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf as suggested by the instructions. That file contained a single line starting with "UserParameter=". > > After some troubleshooting, I found a comment in /usr/bin/zabbix_agentd.conf explaining to edit /mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.conf instead. (Note the missing "userparams" part.) Much to my surprise, using that file name prevented the zabbix_agent from starting. It wasn't until I put the whole configuration (including Server, ListenPort, etc.) into /mnt/kd/zabbix_agentd.conf that the agent began working. The custom UserParameter, added as the last line, is also working. > > Is this the expected behavior? Or is there something that I can do to allow the auto-generated web parameters to be used by zabbix agent - while adding the UserParameter via a separate file as suggested by the documentation? > > Thanks for any insight. > > Dan _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org. _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
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