snmpd gives "error on subcontainer" warnings

This document (7005030) is provided subject to the disclaimer at the end of this document.

Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

Situation

After starting the snmpd service "service snmpd start" the following messages appear in /var/log/net-snmpd.log

error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)
error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)

The error occurs every 30 seconds and fills the log.

Resolution

The message 'error on subcontainer' is logged with log level DEBUG. The log level for snmp is set in /etc/sysconfig/net-snmp by SNMPD_LOGLEVEL. By default it is set to 'd' (debug) to ensure backward compatibility with an older init script.

If you want to stop these messages, you can change the log level in /etc/sysconfig/net-snmp. The available log levels are documented in snmpcmd(1).

In /etc/sysconfig/net-snmp you can set the log level down wards to 'i' (LOG_INFO):

modify:

SNMPD_LOGLEVEL="d"
to
SNMPD_LOGLEVEL="i"

and restart snmpd.

Disclaimer

This Support Knowledgebase provides a valuable tool for SUSE customers and parties interested in our products and solutions to acquire information, ideas and learn from one another. Materials are provided for informational, personal or non-commercial use within your organization and are presented "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.