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NOTE: Ensure that the snmpd.conf file has the relevant information required for ndssnmpsa to
start. Refer to “Setting up SNMP Services on SLES 9 or OES Linux” on page 452 for more
information.
5 (Conditional) While starting master agent you may encounter the following error:
snmpd: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.2: cannot
open shared object file: No such file or directory
You will get this error if libcrypto.so.2 not being installed on your system.
For this you have to make an explicit link to system installed crypto library as mentioned
below:
# cd /usr/lib
Additionally, add any one of the following based on your Linux version:
• For Red Hat Advanced Server 3.0:
# ln -s libcrypto.so libcrypto.so.2
• For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8:
# ln -s libcrypto.so.0.9.6 libcrypto.so.2
6 (Conditional) If the SNMP master agent is already configured on a default port #161 then start
the master agent on different port as:
# /home/ndssnmp/usr/sbin/snmpd -C -c /etc/snmpd.conf 1161
Option 2
1 Uninstall the system-installed snmp package.
2 If the SNMP package is already installed and the version is anything other than
net-snmp-
5.0.9-4.rh73.i386.rpm
, then uninstall the SNMP package and install
net-snmp-
5.0.9-4.rh73.i386.rpm
.
NOTE: If any dependent RPM is required, then download those and install them as well.
3 Start the master agent as follows:
/usr/sbin/snmpd -C -c /etc/snmpd.conf
Starting the Subagent
To start the subagent, execute the following command:
/etc/init.d/ndssnmpsa start
NOTE: If you get an undefined symbol: EVP_md5 error while starting the subagent, refer to
“Issues While Starting the Subagent” on page 456 .
Enter the username and password when prompted. Upon successful authentication, the following
message is displayed if INTERACTION = ON in the
/etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/
conf/ndssnmp/ndssnmp.cfg
file:
Do you want to remember password? (Y/N)