[Mod-apache-snmp-users] problem with the snmp agent

[Guillaume R. <Gui...@in...>]

Hello.

We just ran into a problem with official net-snmp mdk package, that kept
sending http request to local apache server every 30s without explicit
configuration for doing it. It appears the reason is the inclusion of
ap2_snmp snmp module in the package at build time, which is not easily
disable at runtime unless listing a tons of values for snmpd -I options.
Full discussion available at http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D202=
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As the solution given is jsut a workaround, I have a few question that
may help us find a real solution:
- why isn't just -I -ap2_snmp switch enough to disable it, whereas
--with-mib-modules =3D ap2_snmp is enough to build it ?

- couldn't this module get build as a dynamic module instead, as
explained at http://www.net-snmp.org/tutorial/tutorial-5/toolkit/dlmod,
so as to be optionally used at runtime, as apache modules ?

- couldn't this module get build separatly from the core of net-snmpd,
so as to be packaged separatly ?

Thanks for your help.

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