Public bug reported: If I am running snmpd (which I was) and I install snmp (which I did), it kills snmpd due to a pre-install step of the snmp package that calls a 'killall -u snmp' :(
Found the pre-install step here: user@host3:~$ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/snmp.preinst #! /bin/sh set -e action="$1" killall -u snmp 2>/dev/null || true if [ "$action" = upgrade ] then if [ -L /usr/share/doc/snmp ]; then rm -f /usr/share/doc/snmp fi if [ -d /usr/doc/snmp ]; then rm -rf /usr/doc/snmp fi fi exit 0 ** Affects: net-snmp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to net-snmp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245604 Title: "killall -u snmp" in a pre-install step kills any running snmpd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-snmp/+bug/1245604/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs