package snmpd 5.4.1~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jussi Saarinen]

Binary package hint: snmpd

Updating snmpd gives error:

Setting up snmpd (5.4.1~dfsg-4ubuntu2) ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/snmpd.postinst ( configure 5.4.1~dfsg-4ubuntu1 )
Starting network management services:invoke-rc.d: initscript snmpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing snmpd (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 snmpd

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Feb 7 07:59:38 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: snmpd 5.4.1~dfsg-4ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: net-snmp
Title: package snmpd 5.4.1~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux jms.gotdns.org 2.6.24-5-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 24 19:45:21 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Is this still a problem for you?

Thanks
chuck

[Jussi Saarinen (jms)]

Not any more, I just managed to get rid of snmpd and forgot this bug totally...

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Thanks for the response.