[Pdns-users] pdns-recursor Permissions Error

[Sharone]

Hello Steve,

I appreciate your response. Below is what is inside  /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
file







*rocommunity publicsyslocation "Data Center"syscontact admin at techs.co.ug
<admin at techs.co.ug>createUser admin SHA admin123! AES admin123!rouser admin
authPrivextend pdns-rec /usr/local/bin/pdns_statsagentAddress
udp:161,udp6:[::1]:161*

/etc/default/snmpd











*# This file controls the activity of snmpd# Don't load any MIBs by
default.# You might comment this lines once you have the MIBs
downloaded.export MIBS=# snmpd control (yes means start
daemon).SNMPDRUN=yes# snmpd options (use syslog, close
stdin/out/err).SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -g snmp -I
-smux,mteTrigger,mteTriggerConf -p /run/snmpd.pid'*

snmp service status


















*# systemctl status snmpd.service● snmpd.service - LSB: SNMP agents
 Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/snmpd; bad; vendor preset: enabled)   Active:
active (running) since Thu 2020-01-09 08:24:04 EAT; 4s ago     Docs:
man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)  Process: 694 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/snmpd stop
(code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)  Process: 703 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/snmpd
start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)    Tasks: 1   Memory: 4.3M      CPU:
66ms   CGroup: /system.slice/snmpd.service           └─710 /usr/sbin/snmpd
-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -g snmp -I -smux mteTrigger mteTriggerConf -p
/run/snmpd.pidJan 09 08:24:04 vdns-50 systemd[1]: Starting LSB: SNMP
agents...Jan 09 08:24:04 vdns-50 snmpd[703]:  * Starting SNMP services:Jan
09 08:24:04 vdns-50 systemd[1]: Started LSB: SNMP agents.Jan 09 08:24:04
vdns-50 snmpd[710]: NET-SNMP version 5.7.3*

Regards,
Sharone


On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 22:35, Steve Shipway <steve.shipway at smxemail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, 2020-01-08 at 09:20 +0300, Sharone wrote:
>
>
> *# snmpwalk -v2c -c public localhost
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.4.1.2iso.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.4.1.2.8.112.100.110.115.45.114.101.99.1
> = STRING: "Fatal: Unable to generate local temporary file in directory
> '/var/run/pdns-recursor': Permission denied"*
>
>
> A couple of thoughts here .  Either
> - SElinux is doing its magic and blocking - this should be logged in the
> syslog if so, or
> - Your SNMP is running with chroot enabled and /var/run/pdns-recursor
> doesn't exist in the chroot environment
> -  rec_control is trying to generate a tmp file as the snmp user so
> doesn't have write permission.
> - Your SNMP daemon is using a temporary file for the rec_control output
> which it is trying to put in /var/run/pdns-recursor
>
> Being able to see your snmp daemon configuration would probably help with
> diagnosing this, so please post it here if possible.
>
> Steve
>
>
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