statement explaining the impact Net-snmp in all versions of Ubuntu up until Karmic have this problem. This is caused by a bug in net-snmp and ip aliasing. When a user tries to use an interface with the physical interface is unconfigured and an ip alias is configured for the same interface the following will be spewed out in /var/log/syslog:
snmpd[27523]: error getting netmask for interface 2 How this bug has been addresses: The bug has been fixed in the SVN tree for net-snmp at: http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/trunk/net- snmp/agent/mibgroup/ip- mib/data_access/ipaddress_ioctl.c?r1=16381&r2=16778 I have backported the patch to Karmic and tested it myself, its now fixed in Karmic. I have attached the patch to this bug report as well. How to reproduce: 1. In a virtual machine, add a second ethernet interface. 2. Create an ipalias such as the following: sudo ifconfig ethX:1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 up 3. Install and configure snmpd and snmp 4. Run snmpd and check the output of /var/log/syslog. Impact: There should be no regression potential with this patch. If you have any question please let me know. Regards chuck -- [SRU] snmpd: error getting netmask for interface https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270713 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to net-snmp in ubuntu. -- 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