in /etc/conf.d/snmpd I enabled the system logging as per the comment, but I have mrtg running on another box hitting my gentoo sys every 5 minutes. Each snmp info request from mrtg logs a line in messages and I do not want that to happen. Man on snmpd re -Ls routes over to man snmpcmd, and there the example is given -Le #-# to control which events are logged. Trying the same with -Lsd #-# breaks. In fact snmpd, snmpd cannot afterwards be started back up without restarting the whole box (!). (i.e. snmpd does not start up because it has trouble with -Ls 0-3 option, but if you drop that and go back to something that works, you cannot do a /etc/init.d/snmpd start or restart. Only way to get snmpd functioning again is to kick the box. This restart of snmpd ugliness, while ugly, is not the core of this bug report. Core of the bug report is that, using the man page as a guide, I cannot figure out how to get snmpd to limit logging to just emergency, errors, etc. (and I've spent 2 or 3 hours googling, experimenting, restarting the box, etc.). IF someone on your end knows how to do this then adding that as a comment to /etc/conf.d/snmpd would be GREATLY appreciated. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. enable logging to messages via /etc/conf.d/snmpd 2. restart snmpd --- everything is fine except that logging is very verbose 3. change '-Lsd' to '-Lsd 0-3' or '-Ls0-3d' or '-Ls3d' and attempt restart snmpd does not restart, and often kinks up the system so have to kick the box Actual Results: can't get snmpd to start and limit log messages as per man page Expected Results: 1) man page should be better, another couple of KNOWN TO WORK examples would be nice 2) a working example of using syslog logging facility with limits on what is logged in /etc/conf.d/snmpd would be sufficient 3) in any case, when snmpd crashes because of a funky command line argument that shouldn't keep it from being restarted with fixed command line arguments in /etc/conf.d/snmpd via a /etc/init.d/snmpd start
is this still valid? On the latest ebuilds? If so reopen and provide the appropriate information so we can reproduce.
