SNMP On FreeBSD 4.10

[Tony Holmes]

> I am attempting to configure snmpd on 4.10 for monitoring bandwidth
> in/out via ipfw counters.
> 
> Took a while to find all the old packages for 4.10 but it's installed
> and now dying on the configure step:
> 
> cw-fw# snmpconf -g basic_setup
> Not enough arguments for mkdir at /usr/local/bin/snmpconf line 174, near ""$ENV{HOME}/.snmp")"
> Execution of /usr/local/bin/snmpconf aborted due to compilation errors.
> cw-fw# snmpconf
> Not enough arguments for mkdir at /usr/local/bin/snmpconf line 174, near ""$ENV{HOME}/.snmp")"
> Execution of /usr/local/bin/snmpconf aborted due to compilation errors.
> 
> 
> Googling has turned up people asking the same question and no answers.
> This is new to me and I am currently stumped.
> 
> I installed the net-snmpd with the following options:
> 
> make WITH_INETADDRESS_HACK=yes WITHOUT_IPV6=yes NET_SNMP_SYS_CONTACT="[SNIP]"
>     NET_SNMP_SYS_LOCATION="[SNIP]" install
> 
> Went well with no errors.
> 
> Help?

Commenting out the option I know I wasn't needed solved the problem. Then
I gave up on snmpdconf - too many options! Broke my brain. I found a lovely
little "basic" configuration in an email reply to another issue.

Now the true debugging begins

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Tony Holmes

Ph: (416) 993-1219

Founder and Senior Systems Architect
Crosswinds Internet Communications Inc.