Start SNMP on Startup for ESX 4.0

The snmpd service does not start automatically on an ESX 4.0 server. This is how you do it:

Start the service:

/etc/init.d/snmpd start

 

Start snmpd on startup:

Log in as super user. (be sure to use the “-“)

su –

Configure snmpd to start on startup:

chkconfig snmpd on

NOTE: If you just log in as “su” and do not use “su -” you will keep getting “chkconfig: command not found”. This is because chkconfig is not found in the root path and “su” only looks in the root path.