getaddrinfo: start Temporary failure in name resolution Error opening specified endpoint "start" Server Exiting with code 1

Question

While starting snmpd I am getting this error in /var/snmpd.log

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> *getaddrinfo: start Temporary failure in name resolution Error opening specified endpoint "start" Server Exiting with code 1*

** For your info m using Fedora-14 & net-snmp-5.7.1 .

Thanks in Advance..Help me

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 16 '12 at 06:01

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Error opening specified endpoint "start" Server Exiting with code 1

means some process is using port 161.

For example try netstat -anp | grep 161, then stop that process and start snmpd again.

edited Nov 16 '12 at 06:01

Bhavik Ambani

answered Oct 05 '12 at 11:27

jatin bodarya

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