/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf changes in 2.0.0 ---------------------------------------- Note: the following may be an issue when upgrading from 1.8.*. "Server" parameter has been changed: Entries in it will never be used for active checks, only for passive. Only entries from ServerActive will be used for active checks. Options: ServerPort DisableActive DisablePassive are no longer supported by zabbix_agent(d). If the above options are present, agent will fail to start. Not specifying ServerActive will not do any active item processing, and specifying StartAgents=0 will disable processing of incoming connections for passive items. Read more at http://www.zabbix.com/documentation/5.0/manual/installation/upgrade_notes -- Dmitry Smirnov Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:59:17 +1000 IPv6 confusion -------------- The Zabbix packages in Debian are IPv6-enabled. Please be aware that if you are just using IPv4 then you may need to specify your IP addresses in the /etc/zabbix/zabbix-agentd.conf in IPv6 syntax, too. Example: Server=10.20.30.40,::ffff:10.20.30.40 ^---- IPv4 ^---- IPv6 Removal of /etc/zabbix_agent.conf --------------------------------- In short terms: the /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent.conf is now removed. (Not to be confused with the zabbix_agentd.conf with "d".) The long story: There are two ways to run a Zabbix agent. Either by having it launched by inetd - which would look for /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent.conf. Or by running it as a daemon - which would use /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf. This distinction has often lead to confusion. And hardly anyone has ever been using the inetd-started Zabbix agent anyway. So starting with version 2.0 this zabbix-agent package will remove the zabbix_agent.conf file. -- Christoph Haas Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:38:00 +0100