Not possible to not start snmptrapd service

[tlimoncelli]

On RedHat systems, there doesn't seem to be a way to start snmpd without also starting snmptrapd. The module enables both or neither. If I set:

    trap_service_ensure => 'stopped',
    trap_service_enable => false,

snmptrapd still gets started.

Is the intentional? Is it bad to run snmpd without snmptrapd? We don't do anything with traps in our environment.

[razorsedge]

Tom,

By default trap_service_ensure is set to stopped and trap_service_enable to false in params.pp. Using just include ::snmp, you should only have the snmpd running. Normal operation does not require snmptrapd.

[tlimoncelli]

Thanks for the info. I now see that I was misreading the code. Yes, it all works as expected.

Thanks!