zabbix_agent.conf vs. zabbix_agentd.conf

[Trips2007]

I have installed the Zabbix 2.0.2 agent on an Ubuntu 12.04 machine. It works great if I start using zabbix_agentd.

However, I placed zabbix_agent in /etc/init.d and configured it appropriately to run at startup and that is failing.

If I do the following from the command line

sudo /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent

I get the error message

zabbix_agent [1559]: cannot open config file [/usr/local/etc/zabbix_agent.conf]

If I then copy zabbix_agentd.conf to zabbix_agent.conf

sudo /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent

instead produces the error

zabbix_agent [1563]: unknown parameter [ServerActive] in config file [/usr/local/etc/zabbix_agent.conf]

So...

Why the two different config files, and how can I get zabbix_agent to start properly?

[tchjts1]

You want to be using zabbix_agentd.conf as well as the zabbix_agentd binary.
Looks like you are trying to mix and match.

But if you are bent on using zabbix_agent...

Step 7

Configure /etc/inetd.conf

If you plan to use zabbix_agent instead of the recommended zabbix_agentd, the following line must be added:

zabbix_agent stream tcp nowait.3600 zabbix /opt/zabbix/bin/zabbix_agent

Restart inetd

shell> killall -HUP inetd

Modify default settings in configuration files

[Trips2007]

It turns out I was following outdated instructions on how to get Zabbix to start at boot time.