On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:28:14 -0400 Rob wrote: RK> >RK> >RK> What might cause this? It appeared in the snmpd.log file: RK> >RK> >RK> RK> >RK> >RK> /proc/net/dev data format error, line ==|| RK> >RK> > RK> >RK> >It looks like an unexpected blank line in the file. What kernel are RK> >you RK> >running? Can you run 'cat /proc/net/dev > /tmp/proc.net.dev' and RK> >send it RK> >to me? RK> >RK> > RK> >RK> That command returned nothing: RK> >RK> cat /proc/net/dev > /tmp/proc.net.dev RK> > RK> >That would explain it too! Do you have any interfaces up on this system? RK> >Do other proc files seems to contain data? RK> > RK> What's strange is the problem does not always happen. But see this: RK> cat /proc/net/dev RK> Inter-| Receive | RK> Transmit RK> face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed RK> multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed RK> lo:2062711975 1103711059 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odd.. that looks like a kernel problem, if the data isn't always there. Does the agent recover ok and display the data later, or does it die, or need a restart? -- NOTE: messages sent directly to me, instead of the lists, will be deleted unless they are requests for paid consulting services. Robert Story; NET-SNMP Junkie Support: <http://www.net-snmp.org/> <irc://irc.freenode.net/#net-snmp> Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=net-snmp-users> You are lost in a twisty maze of little standards, all different. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users