Well, I'm reusing your /etc/default/snmpd file's contents, and here's my findings, having added a set -x to /etc/init.d/snmpd :
# /etc/init.d/snmpd start + set -e + export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin + PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin + test -x /usr/sbin/snmpd + test -x /usr/sbin/snmptrapd + export MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs + MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs + SNMPDRUN=yes + SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid' + TRAPDRUN=no + TRAPDOPTS='-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid' + '[' -r /etc/default/snmpd ']' + . /etc/default/snmpd ++ export MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs ++ MIBDIRS=/usr/share/snmp/mibs ++ SNMPDRUN=yes ++ SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid' ++ TRAPDRUN=yes ++ TRAPDOPTS='-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid' ++ SNMPDCOMPAT=yes + cd / + '[' yes = yes ']' + ln -sf /var/agentx/master /var/run/agentx + case "$1" in + echo -n 'Starting network management services:' Starting network management services:+ '[' yes = yes -a -f /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf ']' + start-stop-daemon --quiet --start --exec /usr/sbin/snmpd -- -Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid + echo -n ' snmpd' snmpd+ '[' yes = yes -a -f /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf ']' + start-stop-daemon --quiet --start --exec /usr/sbin/snmptrapd -- -Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid + echo -n ' snmptrapd' snmptrapd+ echo . . + exit 0 kilauea:/sbin# ps -edf f | grep snmp root 22547 11999 0 13:59 pts/0 S+ 0:00 | \_ grep snmp root 22545 1 0 13:59 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/snmptrapd -Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid kilauea:/sbin# tail /var/log/syslog Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmpd[22543]: Error opening specified endpoint "" Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmpd[22543]: Server Exiting with code 1 Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmptrapd[22544]: Warning: no access control information configured. This receiver will *NOT* accept any incoming notifications. Apr 10 13:59:16 kilauea snmptrapd[22545]: NET-SNMP version 5.4.1 Also running : snmpd 5.4.1~dfsg-6 Weird... Regards, -- Olivier BERGER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (*NEW ADDRESS*) http://www-inf.it-sudparis.eu/~olberger/ - OpenPGP-Id: 1024D/6B829EEC Ingénieur Recherche - Dept INF Institut TELECOM / TELECOM & Management SudParis (http://www.it-sudparis.eu/), Evry
