libsnmp-dev: Cannot create snmpv3 user with net-snmp-config command

Bug #1322431 reported by Sascha Lucas
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This bug affects 17 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
net-snmp (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
net-snmp (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
Medium
Brian Murray
Vivid
Won't Fix
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

# net-snmp-config --create-snmpv3-user
/usr/bin/net-snmp-config: 236: /usr/bin/net-snmp-config: net-snmp-create-v3-user: not found

reference: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726158

$ cat /tmp/apport.libsnmp-dev.0klis68z.apport
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 23 08:55:48 2014
Dependencies:
 adduser 3.113+nmu3ubuntu3
 apt-utils 1.0.1ubuntu2
 base-passwd 3.5.33
 binutils 2.24-5ubuntu3
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 coreutils 8.21-1ubuntu5
 cpio 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1
 cpp 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6
 cpp-4.8 4.8.2-19ubuntu1
 dbus 1.6.18-0ubuntu4
 debconf 1.5.51ubuntu2
 debconf-i18n 1.5.51ubuntu2
 debianutils 4.4
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.2
 e2fslibs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1
 e2fsprogs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1
 findutils 4.4.2-7
 gcc 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6
 gcc-4.8 4.8.2-19ubuntu1
 gcc-4.8-base 4.8.2-19ubuntu1
 gcc-4.9-base 4.9-20140406-0ubuntu1
 ifupdown 0.7.47.2ubuntu4.1
 initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu4.1
 initramfs-tools-bin 0.103ubuntu4.1
 initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6
 insserv 1.14.0-5ubuntu2
 iproute2 3.12.0-2
 isc-dhcp-client 4.2.4-7ubuntu12
 isc-dhcp-common 4.2.4-7ubuntu12
 klibc-utils 2.0.3-0ubuntu1
 kmod 15-0ubuntu6
 libacl1 2.2.52-1
 libapparmor1 2.8.95~2430-0ubuntu5
 libapt-inst1.5 1.0.1ubuntu2
 libapt-pkg4.12 1.0.1ubuntu2
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 libatm1 1:2.5.1-1.5
 libatomic1 4.8.2-19ubuntu1
 libattr1 1:2.4.47-1ubuntu1
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 libudev1 204-5ubuntu20.2
 libustr-1.0-1 1.0.4-3ubuntu2
 libuuid1 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20
 libwrap0 7.6.q-25
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 module-init-tools 15-0ubuntu6
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DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-12 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.4 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140204)
Package: libsnmp-dev 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9
SourcePackage: net-snmp
Tags: trusty
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
_MarkForUpload: True

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David Reagan (jerrac) wrote :

Just ran into this today when trying to configure snmp on Ubuntu 14.04.

net-snmp-config --version
5.7.2

net-snmp-config --create-snmpv3-user -ro -A password -a MD5 -x DES username
/usr/bin/net-snmp-config: 236: /usr/bin/net-snmp-config: net-snmp-create-v3-user: not found

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Tobias W. (conan6398) wrote :

i have the problem too, giv it a solution?

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Sascha Lucas (sascha-lucas) wrote :

there are several workarounds:

1) use debian (this is where bugs get fixed)
2) make some noise here, so that launchpad (canonical) can hear you
3) create the config by hand: net-snmp-create-v3-user is just a simple shell script, that was forgotten to be packaged: the content translates to:

stop snmpd

adding the following line to /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf:
   createUser $user $Aalgorithm "$apassphrase" $Xalgorithm $xpassphrase

adding the following line to /usr/share/snmp/snmpd.conf:
   $token $user

with:
Aalgorithm=MD5|SHA
Xalgorithm=DES|AES|AES128
token=rouser|rwuser

start snmpd

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Tobias W. (conan6398) wrote :

when ein try stop snmpd i become:
root@Ubuntu-1404-trusty-64-minimal ~ # stop snmp
stop: Unknown job: snmp
and start say:
root@Ubuntu-1404-trusty-64-minimal ~ # start snmp
start: Unknown job: snmp

also i becomm ´´d start snmp. :(

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s1l3nt (muratmozdemir) wrote :

@Tobias.

do this:

service snmpd stop
OR
service snmpd start

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Tobias W. (conan6398) wrote :

ok this is working.

becose, when i modif the /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf and than start snmp,
snmp resete the file to default and delete my acc :(

also manuel modifi dont working.

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David Reagan (jerrac) wrote :

The workaround in #4 works.

It would still be nice to get the bug fixed. I have some configuration scripts that use net-snmp-create-v3-user. They work great on 12.04, but 14.04 doesn't work.

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Tobias W. (conan6398) wrote :

its not working on my ubuntu, her:
root@Ubuntu-1404-trusty-64-minimal /var/lib/snmp # service snmpd stop
 * Stopping network management services: root@Ubuntu-1404-trusty-64-minimal /var/lib/snmp # ls -l
insgesamt 8
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Aug 16 16:30 mib_indexes
-rw------- 1 snmp snmp 1356 Aug 25 23:05 snmpd.conf
root@Ubuntu-1404-trusty-64-minimal /var/lib/snmp # service snmpd start
 * Starting network management services: root@Ubuntu-1404-trusty-64-minimal /var/lib/snmp # ls -l
insgesamt 8
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Aug 16 16:30 mib_indexes
-rw------- 1 snmp snmp 1276 Aug 25 23:05 snmpd.conf
root@Ubuntu-1404-trusty-64-minimal /var/lib/snmp #

after "service snmpd start" the file was restore to default.

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Wylie (wyl1e) wrote :

This bug (rather just an oversight) pisses me off to no end. It seems as simple as not including the shell script that runs the create-v3-user. The workaround did not work for me, so I copied /usr/bin/net-snmp-create-v3-user from a Centos 6.4 machine. I changed the "outdir" variable at the bottom of the script to /var/lib/snmp (as it is on 14.04).

1. sudo vi /usr/bin/net-snmp-create-v3-user
2. Paste contents of this: http://pastebin.com/uC3y5Kyz
3. chmod +x /usr/bin/net-snmp-create-v3-user

Then run:

net-snmp-create-v3-user -a PASSWORD -x PASSWORD -X DES -A MD5 snmpuser

It essentially does the same as the workaround, but the workaround did not work for me. So there it is. I guess update the package to include this file again?

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Thorsten Hesemeyer (thorsten-hesemeyer) wrote :

@Canoncial: quick win
This really is an easy to solve issue / quick win.
Please include:
    /usr/bin/net-snmp-create-v3-user
this will fix this issue (see comment #10 by Wylie for details)

@all other users:
Workaround does really work
=======================
Adding a the createUser line to snmpd as described by Sascha Lucas in comment #4 works also, because is is basically the same steps the script does.
Do not be confused, while starting the snmpd does this steps:
  1. read the "createUser" line in /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf
  2. add a new "usmUser" line in /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf
  3. remove the "createUser" line
Sure, this may look as if nothing is done or the file is just reset to default, but the user is really created.

Verify User Creation
================
Say you created
  user icinga
  authprotocol SHA
  authpassphrase 'P1'
  privacyprotocol AES
  privacypassphrase 'P2'
then you can check if there is output for:
# snmpwalk -v3 -u icinga -l authPriv -a SHA -A 'P1' -x AES -X 'P2' localhost

Kind regards,
Thorsten

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Rarylson Freitas (rarylson) wrote :

I confirmed that this bug ocour in Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04.

The @thorsten-hesemeyer response [#11] is right! The definitive solution is right and the explanation why adding `createUser $user $Aalgorithm "$apassphrase" $Xalgorithm $xpassphrase` entries work is right too.

More info: The Ubuntu team applied a Debian path that splits the `net-snmp-config` command in two: the new command is the `net-snmp-create-v3user` script. In a first moment, the Debian team forgot to pack the `net-snmp-create-v3user` command (`net-snmp-create-v3user.in` file in the Debian repo). After, they applied a bugfix, packing the missing script and fixing the bug (see: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726158).

However, this bugfix wasn't merged in Ubuntu yet.

To make the workarround easier, I create a Gist in Github (see: https://gist.github.com/rarylson/72d1414d6907a4548427). So, to workarround this bug:

```
wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/rarylson/72d1414d6907a4548427/raw/d97aed8debf0a291a0457ec634a3be370bd16546/net-snmp-create-v3-user
chmod +x net-snmp-create-v3-user
mv net-snmp-create-v3-user /usr/local/bin
```

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Aiko Barz (aiko-chroot) wrote :

Seriously? Just a missing script from the Debian repository? That is all? Oh dear...

Kind regards,
Aiko

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Aiko Barz (aiko-chroot) wrote :

But ... to be more positive: I really would appreciate a new package with the missing script. I really do.

Kind regards,
Aiko

Pander (pander)
tags: added: 15.10 wily
vgeloven (vgeloven)
tags: added: needs-packaging xenial
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

*** This is an automated message ***

This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug reports specification, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm setting this bug's status to Wishlist.

summary: - libsnmp-dev: Cannot create snmpv3 user with net-snmp-config command
+ [needs-packaging] libsnmp-dev: Cannot create snmpv3 user with net-snmp-
+ config command
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Robie Basak (racb) wrote : Re: [needs-packaging] libsnmp-dev: Cannot create snmpv3 user with net-snmp-config command

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

@vgeloven: this is not needs-packaging since a fix for this bug doesn't not need a new package, just a fixed one. So I'm removing the needs-packaging tag.

This is presumed fixed in 15.10 since it is on 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2 and Debian reports it was fixed in 5.7.2.1~dfsg-1, so I'm marking this Fix Released to reflect this. However based on the versions it does appear to still affect Trusty so I'll add a task to track that.

Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu):
importance: Wishlist → Undecided
tags: removed: needs-packaging
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Vivid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: added: bitesize
summary: - [needs-packaging] libsnmp-dev: Cannot create snmpv3 user with net-snmp-
- config command
+ libsnmp-dev: Cannot create snmpv3 user with net-snmp-config command
Changed in net-snmp (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Trusty):
assignee: nobody → Brian Murray (brian-murray)
status: Triaged → In Progress
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

I've uploaded the fix for this to the 14.04 -proposed queue for review by the SRU team.

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Mirzet Kadic (caracal-enl) wrote :

Well, hopefully it's gonna be fixed in 14.04.4

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello Sascha, or anyone else affected,

Accepted net-snmp into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-snmp/5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Tom Smith (uom) wrote :

I can confirm that with a fresh install of 14.04.4 using 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1 I can reproduce this bug.
Installing the updated version (5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.2) from proposed does fix this bug, and I can create my SNMP user.

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package net-snmp - 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.2

---------------
net-snmp (5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.2) trusty-proposed; urgency=medium

  * debian/libsnmp-dev.install
    - add missing net-snmp-create-v3-user (LP: #1322431)

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:27:01 -0800

Changed in net-snmp (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Chris J Arges (arges) wrote : Update Released

The verification of the Stable Release Update for net-snmp has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

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Cyrille Bollu (cyrille-bollu) wrote :

Bug still occur here; The createUser line disapear on snmpd restart,a nd isn't replaced with any other usmUser line or alike.

Here's a log of what happens when using the script given in #12

root@otrs-prod:/etc# dpkg -l snmp
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-=====================================================-===============================-===============================-===============================================================================================================
ii snmp 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.2 amd64 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) applications
root@otrs-prod:/etc# /root/net-snmp-create-v3-user -a xxxxxxxxxx -x xxxxxxxxx -X AES -A SHA opennms
adding the following line to /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf:
   createUser opennms SHA "xxxxxxxxxxxx" AES xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
adding the following line to /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf:
   rwuser opennms
root@otrs-prod:/etc# cat /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf
#
# net-snmp (or ucd-snmp) persistent data file.
#
############################################################################
# STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP
#
# **** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE ****
#
# STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP
############################################################################
#
# DO NOT STORE CONFIGURATION ENTRIES HERE.
# Please save normal configuration tokens for snmpd in SNMPCONFPATH/snmpd.conf.
# Only "createUser" tokens should be placed here by snmpd administrators.
# (Did I mention: do not edit this file?)
#

engineBoots 59
oldEngineID 0x80001f8880f2e5475a8222115100000000
createUser opennms SHA "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" AES xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
root@otrs-prod:/etc# service snmpd start
 * Starting network management services: root@otrs-prod:/etc# cat /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf
#
# net-snmp (or ucd-snmp) persistent data file.
#
############################################################################
# STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP
#
# **** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE ****
#
# STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP
############################################################################
#
# DO NOT STORE CONFIGURATION ENTRIES HERE.
# Please save normal configuration tokens for snmpd in SNMPCONFPATH/snmpd.conf.
# Only "createUser" tokens should be placed here by snmpd administrators.
# (Did I mention: do not edit this file?)
#

engineBoots 60
oldEngineID 0x80001f8880f2e5475a8222115100000000
root@otrs-prod:/etc#

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Cyrille Bollu (cyrille-bollu) wrote :

hmm sorry, my bad it wasn't creating the usmUser line because I was loading snmpd with almost no modules due to an error in my /etc/default/snmpd file

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