RE: AgentX reconnect time
Thank you, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar. I am using 5.8 All the best, Mostafa From: Anders Wallin Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 2:56 AM To: Mostafa Kassem Cc: net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: AgentX reconnect time It's not working in 5.7.3 either and w/o the possibility to us "-c" option for the agent. So it's broken!! Regards Anders Wallin On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 7:44 AM Anders Wallin mailto:walli...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Mostafa, which version of net-snmp are you using? In 5.8 you can use the "-c" option which works, but I also found a bug in it using the default paths # ./mysubagent -h USAGE: ./mysubagent [OPTIONS] OPTIONS: -c FILE[,...] read FILE(s) as configuration file(s) -Cdo not read the default configuration files # cat agentx.conf [snmp] logTimestamp 1 agentXPingInterval 5 # ./mysubagent -C -c agentx.conf -f -x /var/agentx/master 2019-02-22 07:23:40 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:23:45 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:23:50 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): The name of the agentx config file can be agentx.conf or agentx.local.conf and it should be in one of this directories $HOME/.snmp /usr/etc/snmp /usr/lib/snmp /usr/share/snmp /var/lib/net-snmp or you can use the SNMPCONFPATH AND HERE comes the bug!! Using SNMPCONFPATH or the default path, you will get "Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval." and the timeout will be set to the default value of 15. I will file a bug on this! # SNMPCONFPATH=$PWD ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master 2019-02-22 07:37:22 /root/snmp-test/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval. 2019-02-22 07:37:22 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:37:37 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): # cp agentx.conf $HOME/.snmp/ # ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master 2019-02-22 07:41:39 /root/.snmp/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval. 2019-02-22 07:41:39 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:41:54 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): I will check 5.7.3 and be back with more information Regards Anders Wallin On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:43 PM Mostafa Kassem mailto:mosta...@danlawinc.com>> wrote: Thank you for your reply, Anders. I created an agentx.conf file with this single line: agentxPingInterval 5 I tried putting agentx.conf into one the following directories to no avail: /var/agentx/ /var/snmp/ Var/net-snmp/ Where should the agentx.conf file go? I did a search on this topic and couldn’t find an answer. It is still 15 seconds of disconnection. Thanks again, Mostafa From: Anders Wallin mailto:walli...@gmail.com>> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 2:57 AM To: Mostafa Kassem mailto:mosta...@danlawinc.com>> Cc: net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: AgentX reconnect time Hi Mostafa, you need to set it in the config file for your agentx(e.g agentx.conf), not in snmpd.conf Regards Anders Wallin On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 1:22 AM Mostafa Kassem mailto:mosta...@danlawinc.com>> wrote: When we restart the snmpd, the agent detects that the snmpd is no longer running and disconnects, waits 15 seconds and then connects to the snmpd again. AgentX master disconnected us, reconnecting in 15 I would like to reduce this time to 5 seconds. Is this time specifieded in agentXPingInterval as described here? http://www.net-snmp.org/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html However if I add agentXPingInterval 5 to the snmpd.conf file, I get this error: /var/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 35: Warning: Unknown token:agentXPingInterval. I found this code in agentx_config.c which leads me to believe that this value is hardcoded and not set in any configuration file. So changing it requires editing and recompile of the code. #ifdef USING_AGENTX_SUBAGENT_MODULE /* * tokens for master agent */ if (SUB_AGENT == agent_role) { /* * set up callbacks to initiate master agent pings for this session */ netsnmp_ds_register_config(ASN_INTEGER, netsnmp_ds_get_string(NETSNMP_DS_LIBRARY_ID, NETSNMP_DS_LIB_APPTYPE), "agentxPingInterval", NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTERVAL); /* ping and/or reconnect by default every 15 seconds */ netsnmp_ds_set_int(NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTER
Re: AgentX reconnect time
https://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/bugs/2926/ Anders Wallin On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 2:08 PM Mostafa Kassem wrote: > Thank you, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar. > > > > I am using 5.8 > > > > All the best, > > > > Mostafa > > > > *From:* Anders Wallin > *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2019 2:56 AM > *To:* Mostafa Kassem > *Cc:* net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: AgentX reconnect time > > > > It's not working in 5.7.3 either and w/o the possibility to us "-c" option > for the agent. > > So it's broken!! > > > > Regards > > Anders Wallin > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 7:44 AM Anders Wallin wrote: > > Hi Mostafa, > > > > which version of net-snmp are you using? > In 5.8 you can use the "-c" option which works, but I also found a bug in > it using the default paths > > *# ./mysubagent -h * > > USAGE: ./mysubagent [OPTIONS] > > > > OPTIONS: > > -c FILE[,...] read FILE(s) as configuration file(s) > > -Cdo not read the default configuration files > > > *# cat agentx.conf * > > [snmp] logTimestamp 1 > > agentXPingInterval 5 > > *# ./mysubagent -C -c agentx.conf -f -x /var/agentx/master * > > 2019-02-22 07:23:40 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > 2019-02-22 07:23:45 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > 2019-02-22 07:23:50 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > > The name of the agentx config file can be agentx.conf or agentx.local.conf > and it should be in one of this directories > > $HOME/.snmp > > /usr/etc/snmp > > /usr/lib/snmp > > /usr/share/snmp > > /var/lib/net-snmp > > or you can use the SNMPCONFPATH > > > > AND HERE comes the bug!! Using SNMPCONFPATH or the default path, you will > get "Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval." and the timeout will be > set to the default value of 15. > > I will file a bug on this! > > *# SNMPCONFPATH=$PWD ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master* > > 2019-02-22 07:37:22 /root/snmp-test/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown > token: agentXPingInterval. > > 2019-02-22 07:37:22 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > 2019-02-22 07:37:37 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > > > *# cp agentx.conf $HOME/.snmp/* > > *# ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master* > > 2019-02-22 07:41:39 /root/.snmp/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown > token: agentXPingInterval. > > 2019-02-22 07:41:39 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > 2019-02-22 07:41:54 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > > > I will check 5.7.3 and be back with more information > > Regards > > Anders Wallin > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:43 PM Mostafa Kassem > wrote: > > Thank you for your reply, Anders. > > > > I created an agentx.conf file with this single line: > > > > agentxPingInterval 5 > > > > > > I tried putting agentx.conf into one the following directories to no avail: > > /var/agentx/ > > /var/snmp/ > > Var/net-snmp/ > > > > Where should the agentx.conf file go? I did a search on this topic and > couldn’t find an answer. > > > > It is still 15 seconds of disconnection. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Mostafa > > > > *From:* Anders Wallin > *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2019 2:57 AM > *To:* Mostafa Kassem > *Cc:* net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: AgentX reconnect time > > > > Hi Mostafa, > > > > you need to set it in the config file for your agentx(e.g agentx.conf), > not in snmpd.conf > > Regards > > Anders Wallin > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 1:22 AM Mostafa Kassem > wrote: > > When we restart the snmpd, the agent detects that the snmpd is no longer > running and disconnects, waits 15 seconds and then connects to the snmpd > again. > > AgentX master disconnected us, reconnecting in 15 > > > > I would like to reduce this time to 5 seconds. > > > > Is this time specifieded in agentXPingInterval as described here? > http://www.net-snmp.org/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html > > > > However if I add agentXPingInterval 5 to the snmpd.conf file, I get this > error: > > /var/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 35
Re: AgentX reconnect time
It's not working in 5.7.3 either and w/o the possibility to us "-c" option for the agent. So it's broken!! Regards Anders Wallin On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 7:44 AM Anders Wallin wrote: > Hi Mostafa, > > which version of net-snmp are you using? > In 5.8 you can use the "-c" option which works, but I also found a bug in > it using the default paths > > *# ./mysubagent -h * > USAGE: ./mysubagent [OPTIONS] > > OPTIONS: > -c FILE[,...] read FILE(s) as configuration file(s) > -Cdo not read the default configuration files > > *# cat agentx.conf * > [snmp] logTimestamp 1 > agentXPingInterval 5 > *# ./mysubagent -C -c agentx.conf -f -x /var/agentx/master * > 2019-02-22 07:23:40 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > 2019-02-22 07:23:45 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > 2019-02-22 07:23:50 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > The name of the agentx config file can be agentx.conf or agentx.local.conf > and it should be in one of this directories > $HOME/.snmp > /usr/etc/snmp > /usr/lib/snmp > /usr/share/snmp > /var/lib/net-snmp > or you can use the SNMPCONFPATH > > AND HERE comes the bug!! Using SNMPCONFPATH or the default path, you will > get "Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval." and the timeout will be > set to the default value of 15. > I will file a bug on this! > *# SNMPCONFPATH=$PWD ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master* > 2019-02-22 07:37:22 /root/snmp-test/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown > token: agentXPingInterval. > 2019-02-22 07:37:22 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > 2019-02-22 07:37:37 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > *# cp agentx.conf $HOME/.snmp/* > *# ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master* > 2019-02-22 07:41:39 /root/.snmp/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown > token: agentXPingInterval. > 2019-02-22 07:41:39 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > 2019-02-22 07:41:54 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent > (/var/agentx/master): > > I will check 5.7.3 and be back with more information > > Regards > Anders Wallin > > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:43 PM Mostafa Kassem > wrote: > >> Thank you for your reply, Anders. >> >> >> >> I created an agentx.conf file with this single line: >> >> >> >> agentxPingInterval 5 >> >> >> >> >> >> I tried putting agentx.conf into one the following directories to no >> avail: >> >> /var/agentx/ >> >> /var/snmp/ >> >> Var/net-snmp/ >> >> >> >> Where should the agentx.conf file go? I did a search on this topic and >> couldn’t find an answer. >> >> >> >> It is still 15 seconds of disconnection. >> >> >> >> Thanks again, >> >> >> >> Mostafa >> >> >> >> *From:* Anders Wallin >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2019 2:57 AM >> *To:* Mostafa Kassem >> *Cc:* net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> *Subject:* Re: AgentX reconnect time >> >> >> >> Hi Mostafa, >> >> >> >> you need to set it in the config file for your agentx(e.g agentx.conf), >> not in snmpd.conf >> >> Regards >> >> Anders Wallin >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 1:22 AM Mostafa Kassem >> wrote: >> >> When we restart the snmpd, the agent detects that the snmpd is no longer >> running and disconnects, waits 15 seconds and then connects to the snmpd >> again. >> >> AgentX master disconnected us, reconnecting in 15 >> >> >> >> I would like to reduce this time to 5 seconds. >> >> >> >> Is this time specifieded in agentXPingInterval as described here? >> http://www.net-snmp.org/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html >> >> >> >> However if I add agentXPingInterval 5 to the snmpd.conf file, I get this >> error: >> >> /var/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 35: Warning: Unknown token:agentXPingInterval. >> >> >> >> I found this code in agentx_config.c which leads me to believe that this >> value is hardcoded and not set in any configuration file. So changing it >> requires editing and recompile of the code. >> >> >> >> #ifdef USING_AGENTX_SUBAGENT_MODULE >> >> /* >> &
Re: AgentX reconnect time
Hi Mostafa, which version of net-snmp are you using? In 5.8 you can use the "-c" option which works, but I also found a bug in it using the default paths *# ./mysubagent -h * USAGE: ./mysubagent [OPTIONS] OPTIONS: -c FILE[,...] read FILE(s) as configuration file(s) -Cdo not read the default configuration files *# cat agentx.conf * [snmp] logTimestamp 1 agentXPingInterval 5 *# ./mysubagent -C -c agentx.conf -f -x /var/agentx/master * 2019-02-22 07:23:40 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:23:45 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:23:50 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): The name of the agentx config file can be agentx.conf or agentx.local.conf and it should be in one of this directories $HOME/.snmp /usr/etc/snmp /usr/lib/snmp /usr/share/snmp /var/lib/net-snmp or you can use the SNMPCONFPATH AND HERE comes the bug!! Using SNMPCONFPATH or the default path, you will get "Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval." and the timeout will be set to the default value of 15. I will file a bug on this! *# SNMPCONFPATH=$PWD ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master* 2019-02-22 07:37:22 /root/snmp-test/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval. 2019-02-22 07:37:22 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:37:37 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): *# cp agentx.conf $HOME/.snmp/* *# ./mysubagent -f -x /var/agentx/master* 2019-02-22 07:41:39 /root/.snmp/agentx.conf: line 2: Warning: Unknown token: agentXPingInterval. 2019-02-22 07:41:39 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): 2019-02-22 07:41:54 Warning: Failed to connect to the agentx master agent (/var/agentx/master): I will check 5.7.3 and be back with more information Regards Anders Wallin On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:43 PM Mostafa Kassem wrote: > Thank you for your reply, Anders. > > > > I created an agentx.conf file with this single line: > > > > agentxPingInterval 5 > > > > > > I tried putting agentx.conf into one the following directories to no avail: > > /var/agentx/ > > /var/snmp/ > > Var/net-snmp/ > > > > Where should the agentx.conf file go? I did a search on this topic and > couldn’t find an answer. > > > > It is still 15 seconds of disconnection. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Mostafa > > > > *From:* Anders Wallin > *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2019 2:57 AM > *To:* Mostafa Kassem > *Cc:* net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: AgentX reconnect time > > > > Hi Mostafa, > > > > you need to set it in the config file for your agentx(e.g agentx.conf), > not in snmpd.conf > > Regards > > Anders Wallin > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 1:22 AM Mostafa Kassem > wrote: > > When we restart the snmpd, the agent detects that the snmpd is no longer > running and disconnects, waits 15 seconds and then connects to the snmpd > again. > > AgentX master disconnected us, reconnecting in 15 > > > > I would like to reduce this time to 5 seconds. > > > > Is this time specifieded in agentXPingInterval as described here? > http://www.net-snmp.org/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html > > > > However if I add agentXPingInterval 5 to the snmpd.conf file, I get this > error: > > /var/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 35: Warning: Unknown token:agentXPingInterval. > > > > I found this code in agentx_config.c which leads me to believe that this > value is hardcoded and not set in any configuration file. So changing it > requires editing and recompile of the code. > > > > #ifdef USING_AGENTX_SUBAGENT_MODULE > > /* > > * tokens for master agent > > */ > > if (SUB_AGENT == agent_role) { > > /* > > * set up callbacks to initiate master agent pings for this > session > > */ > > netsnmp_ds_register_config(ASN_INTEGER, > > > netsnmp_ds_get_string(NETSNMP_DS_LIBRARY_ID, > >NETSNMP_DS_LIB_APPTYPE), > >"agentxPingInterval", > >NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, > >NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTERVAL); > > /* ping and/or reconnect by default every 15 seconds */ > > netsnmp_ds_set_int(NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, > >NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTERVAL, 15); > > > > } > > #endif /* US
RE: AgentX reconnect time
Thank you for your reply, Anders. I created an agentx.conf file with this single line: agentxPingInterval 5 I tried putting agentx.conf into one the following directories to no avail: /var/agentx/ /var/snmp/ Var/net-snmp/ Where should the agentx.conf file go? I did a search on this topic and couldn’t find an answer. It is still 15 seconds of disconnection. Thanks again, Mostafa From: Anders Wallin Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 2:57 AM To: Mostafa Kassem Cc: net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: AgentX reconnect time Hi Mostafa, you need to set it in the config file for your agentx(e.g agentx.conf), not in snmpd.conf Regards Anders Wallin On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 1:22 AM Mostafa Kassem mailto:mosta...@danlawinc.com>> wrote: When we restart the snmpd, the agent detects that the snmpd is no longer running and disconnects, waits 15 seconds and then connects to the snmpd again. AgentX master disconnected us, reconnecting in 15 I would like to reduce this time to 5 seconds. Is this time specifieded in agentXPingInterval as described here? http://www.net-snmp.org/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html However if I add agentXPingInterval 5 to the snmpd.conf file, I get this error: /var/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 35: Warning: Unknown token:agentXPingInterval. I found this code in agentx_config.c which leads me to believe that this value is hardcoded and not set in any configuration file. So changing it requires editing and recompile of the code. #ifdef USING_AGENTX_SUBAGENT_MODULE /* * tokens for master agent */ if (SUB_AGENT == agent_role) { /* * set up callbacks to initiate master agent pings for this session */ netsnmp_ds_register_config(ASN_INTEGER, netsnmp_ds_get_string(NETSNMP_DS_LIBRARY_ID, NETSNMP_DS_LIB_APPTYPE), "agentxPingInterval", NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTERVAL); /* ping and/or reconnect by default every 15 seconds */ netsnmp_ds_set_int(NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTERVAL, 15); } #endif /* USING_AGENTX_SUBAGENT_MODULE */ Thanks, Mostafa ___ Net-snmp-users mailing list Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto: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 ___ 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
Re: AgentX reconnect time
Hi Mostafa, you need to set it in the config file for your agentx(e.g agentx.conf), not in snmpd.conf Regards Anders Wallin On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 1:22 AM Mostafa Kassem wrote: > When we restart the snmpd, the agent detects that the snmpd is no longer > running and disconnects, waits 15 seconds and then connects to the snmpd > again. > > AgentX master disconnected us, reconnecting in 15 > > > > I would like to reduce this time to 5 seconds. > > > > Is this time specifieded in agentXPingInterval as described here? > http://www.net-snmp.org/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html > > > > However if I add agentXPingInterval 5 to the snmpd.conf file, I get this > error: > > /var/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 35: Warning: Unknown token:agentXPingInterval. > > > > I found this code in agentx_config.c which leads me to believe that this > value is hardcoded and not set in any configuration file. So changing it > requires editing and recompile of the code. > > > > #ifdef USING_AGENTX_SUBAGENT_MODULE > > /* > > * tokens for master agent > > */ > > if (SUB_AGENT == agent_role) { > > /* > > * set up callbacks to initiate master agent pings for this > session > > */ > > netsnmp_ds_register_config(ASN_INTEGER, > > > netsnmp_ds_get_string(NETSNMP_DS_LIBRARY_ID, > >NETSNMP_DS_LIB_APPTYPE), > >"agentxPingInterval", > >NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, > >NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTERVAL); > > /* ping and/or reconnect by default every 15 seconds */ > > netsnmp_ds_set_int(NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, > >NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_AGENTX_PING_INTERVAL, 15); > > > > } > > #endif /* USING_AGENTX_SUBAGENT_MODULE */ > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mostafa > ___ > 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 > ___ 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