[CentOS] how to startup snmpd on debug mode

Fri Jan 15 15:52:40 UTC 2010
John Doe <jdmls at yahoo.com>

From: mcclnx mcc <mcclnx at yahoo.com.tw>
> --- 10/1/15 (五),Kwan Lowe 寫道:
> > > I tried to startup "snmpd" on debug mode but NOT
> > successful (CENTOS 5.4). 狢 have been tried following way:
> > > /etc/init.d/snmpd start -D
> > > /etc/init.d/snmpd -D start
> > > service snmpd -D restart
> > > any ideal???
> > Edit the /etc/sysconfig/snmpd.options file to add the "-D",
> > then restart.
> There is NO /etc/sysconfig/snmpd.options file on my CENTOS 5.4.

If you look at /etc/init.d/snmpd, you see:

  OPTIONS="-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -a"
  if [ -e /etc/sysconfig/snmpd.options ]; then
    . /etc/sysconfig/snmpd.options
  fi

So you have 2 ways to add your '-D' option...

JD