The correct solution, as stated by the person who logged the bug, is to modify the postinst to the version below, by moving the ". /usr/share/debconf/confmodule" line to the start of the script.
To anyone who is trying unsuccessfully to install snmp: the way I got it to work was: 1) Edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/snmpd.postinst, as below 2) Run "aptitude reinstall snmpd" # ----< cut here snmpd.postinst>----- #! /bin/sh set -e . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule db_version 2.0 if [ "x$1" = xconfigure ]; then if [ ! `getent group snmp>/dev/null` ]; then deluser --quiet --system snmp fi adduser --quiet --system --group --no-create-home --home /var/lib/snmp snmp chown -R snmp:snmp /var/lib/snmp fi # Automatically added by dh_installinit if [ -x "/etc/init.d/snmpd" ]; then update-rc.d snmpd defaults>/dev/null if [ -x "`which invoke-rc.d 2>/dev/null`" ]; then invoke-rc.d snmpd start || exit $? else /etc/init.d/snmpd start || exit $? fi fi # End automatically added section exit 0 # ----< cut here (end)>----- -- Lesley Longhurst (previously Walker) Linux Systems Administrator Opus International Consultants Ltd Email lesley.longhu...@opus.co.nz Tel +64 4 471 7002, Fax +64 4 473 3017 http://www.opus.co.nz Level 9 Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street, PO Box 12 343 Wellington, New Zealand -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org