Seeing the same problem as the above user here is my report bug output: Subject: Upgrading to 5.2.3-4 causes defunct snmpd.postinst Package: snmpd Version: 5.2.3-4 Severity: normal
*** Please type your report below this line *** -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686-smp Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages snmpd depends on: ii adduser 3.100 Add and remove users and groups ii debconf 1.5.8 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libsensors3 1:2.10.1-2 library to read temperature/voltag ii libsnmp9 5.2.3-4 NET SNMP (Simple Network Managemen ii libwrap0 7.6.dbs-11 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra snmpd recommends no packages. -- debconf information: snmpd/upgradefrom36: snmpd/upgradefrom521: I have made a edit to the snmpd.postinst script to add a set -x and I see the following: Setting up snmpd (5.2.3-4) ... + '[' xconfigure = xconfigure ']' + adduser --quiet --system --no-create-home --home /var/lib/snmp snmp + chown -R snmp /var/lib/snmp + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ++ '[' '!' '' ']' ++ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 ++ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY ++ '[' '' ']' ++ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/snmpd.postinst configure 5.2.3-1 + '[' xconfigure = xconfigure ']' + adduser --quiet --system --no-create-home --home /var/lib/snmp snmp + chown -R snmp /var/lib/snmp + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ++ '[' '!' 1 ']' ++ '[' -z '' ']' ++ exec ++ '[' '' ']' ++ exec ++ DEBCONF_REDIR=1 ++ export DEBCONF_REDIR + db_version 2.0 + _db_cmd 'VERSION 2.0' + IFS=' ' + printf '%s\n' 'VERSION 2.0' + IFS=' ' + read -r _db_internal_line + RET=2.0 + case ${_db_internal_line%%[ ]*} in + return 0 + '[' -x /etc/init.d/snmpd ']' + update-rc.d snmpd defaults ++ which invoke-rc.d + '[' -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ']' + invoke-rc.d snmpd start Starting network management services: snmpd snmptrapd. + exit 0 Which looks like the script is completing... but however it is hanging around: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps -ef | grep 'pts/0' jamesr 18071 18069 0 10:28 ? 00:00:00 sshd: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/0 jamesr 18072 18071 0 10:28 pts/0 00:00:00 -bash root 20741 18072 2 10:34 pts/0 00:00:01 aptitude upgrade snmpd root 20746 20741 0 10:34 pts/0 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 8 --configure quagga snmpd snmptrapfmt root 20789 20746 0 10:34 pts/0 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/snmpd.postinst configure 5.2.3-1 root 20800 20789 0 10:34 pts/0 00:00:00 [snmpd.postinst] <defunct> Because its a defunct process I cannot strace it and lsof shows nothing: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo strace -fF -p 20800 attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): Operation not permitted [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo lsof -p 20800 Any further information I can provide let me know I will be happy to help. -- James Ray. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Computing Services Queen Mary, University of London -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]