Using a Port <= 1024 for SNMP-Agent under Linux 7.1

[Alex Finogenov]

Bjoern,

Make sure that a) the agent is started with 'root' privileges and b) there
is no other application using the socket (port/protocol combination).

Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bjoern.Schorre____RSBICK.rohde-schwarz.com
> [mailto:Bjoern.Schorre____RSBICK.rohde-schwarz.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 7:46 AM
> To: agentpp-dl____agentpp.com
> Subject: Using a Port <= 1024 for SNMP-Agent under Linux 7.1
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> How can I configure my Agent / Linux to use a Port <= 1024?
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> Starting my agent with the following command, exits with an error.
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> acapi at giraffe:~/bsc_test/src > agent 163
> 20030317.16:14:18: 2892: (0)ERROR  : main: SNMP port init 
> failed: (-22)
> Terminated
> acapi at giraffe:~/bsc_test/src >
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> 
> THX for answering!
> Bjoern
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