When running `net-snmp-create-v3-user` I get an error message:

# net-snmp-create-v3-user -A <redacted> -a SHA -x <redacted> -X AES snmp_v3_user
adding the following line to /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf:
   createUser snmp_v3_user SHA "<redacted>" AES "<redacted>"
adding the following line to /snmp/snmpd.conf:
   rwuser snmp_v3_user
touch: cannot touch '/snmp/snmpd.conf': No such file or directory
/usr/bin/net-snmp-create-v3-user: 144: cannot create /snmp/snmpd.conf: Directory nonexistent

Note the last two lines. The reason is that in line 137 the variable òutfile`is set like this:

outfile="${datarootdir}/snmp/snmpd.conf“

but since `datarootdir` isn’t defined anywhere the tool goes right for `/snmp/snmpd.conf`.
Looking at an older version it seems that the whole section to set the variables is missing, e.g.
this part:

prefix=/usr
exec_prefix=${prefix}
includedir=${prefix}/include
libdir=${prefix}/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
datarootdir=${prefix}/share

This could probably get condensed into

datarootdir=/usr/share

or the path could be hardcoded into `net-snmp-create-v3-user`

The problem still exists in Debian 11, but the package name is 'snmpd'.


John.

Hello,

Bug #997895 in net-snmp reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/b4281b2fc9b7ae7897a01d8be586711df98abad7
* Fix path for net-snmp-create-v3-user Closes: #997895
* Use pidof for net-snmp-create-v3-user so don't need procps
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Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/997895

Hello,

Bug #997895 in net-snmp reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/b4281b2fc9b7ae7897a01d8be586711df98abad7
* Fix path for net-snmp-create-v3-user Closes: #997895
* Use pidof for net-snmp-create-v3-user so don't need procps
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/997895

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
net-snmp, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 997895@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Craig Small <csmall@debian.org> (supplier of updated net-snmp package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 22:09:23 +1000
Source: net-snmp
Architecture: source
Version: 5.9.1+dfsg-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian SNMP Team <team+snmp@tracker.debian.org>
Changed-By: Craig Small <csmall@debian.org>
Closes: 997895 998152 1011440
Changes:
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 .
   * Fix path for net-snmp-create-v3-user Closes: #997895
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