zabbix_agentd will not start after reboot

confirmed also with Ubuntu 7.10
is also the case for zabbix-server

Solution:
after reboot create the following directories in /var/run/

drwxr-xr-x 2 zabbix zabbix 60 2008-01-01 19:55 zabbix-agent
drwxr-xr-x 2 zabbix zabbix 60 2008-01-01 19:55 zabbix-server

These directories are deleted again after another reboot :-(

Fix for the server
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zabbix/+bug/172775

Fixed /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent
#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: zabbix-agent
# Required-Start: $local_fs $network
# Required-Stop: $local_fs
# Default-Start: S
# Default-Stop: 0 6
# Short-Description: Start zabbix-agent daemon
### END INIT INFO
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/zabbix_agentd
NAME=zabbix_agentd
DESC="Zabbix agent"
PID=/var/run/zabbix-agent/$NAME.pid
### BEGIN /var/run Fix

DIR=/var/run/zabbix-agent

if test ! -d "$DIR"; then
        mkdir "$DIR"
        chown -R zabbix:zabbix "$DIR"
fi

### END /var/run Fix
test -f $DAEMON || exit 0

set -e

export PATH="${PATH:+$PATH:}/usr/sbin:/sbin"

case "$1" in
  start)
     rm -f $PID
 echo "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
 start-stop-daemon --oknodo --start --pidfile $PID \
  --exec $DAEMON < /dev/null &> /dev/null
 ;;
  stop)
 echo "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
 start-stop-daemon --oknodo --stop --exec $DAEMON
 ;;
  restart|force-reload)
 $0 stop
 sleep 2
 $0 start
 ;;
  *)
 N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
 exit 1
 ;;
esac

exit 0

This bug was fixed in the package zabbix - 1:1.4.2-4ubuntu3

---------------
zabbix (1:1.4.2-4ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low

  * debian/zabbix-agent.init:
    + fixing missing pid directory in /var/run
      - Closes (LP: #96644)
      - Closes (LP: #172775)
  * Modify Maintainer value to match the DebianMaintainerField
    specification.

 -- Stephan Hermann <email address hidden> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:39:06 +0200

#hi friends

#I fixed this bug.
#-------------------
#Change the pid (process ID) then it works.
#1.
#Open file /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

 code :: linux@linux:/ sudo vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
               then search for pidfile
               then change
               PidFile=/var/run/zabbix-agent/zabbix_agentd.pid
               to
               PidFile=/var/tmp/zabbix_agentd.pid
#2.
#Open file /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent

 code :: linux@linux:/ sudo vi /etc/init.d/zabbix_agent
               then search for pidfile
               then change
               PID=/var/run/zabbix-ageent/$NAME.pid
               to
               PID=/var/tmp/$NAME.pid

Now it works

This issue still affects Jaunty. The init scripts for zabbix-server and zabbix-agentd doesn't create PID directory at startup.

It looks like both this bug and bug 172775 aren't fixed anymore because zabbix 1:1.6.1-3 which was synced with debian unstable is missing directory creation in zabbix-agent.init and both zabbix-server.init scripts..

Attached debdiff for Jaunty. Fixes both this bug and bug 172775

debdiff for Hardy. Fixes bug 172775. I'd like to keep the both in single report to ease work as they both are very similar.
Both bugs are fixed in 9.10. 8.10 isn't affected by them.

This package still broken in Jaunty ( third ubuntu release after bug and solution was reported )! Are you joking, guys?!

@msk: Patches are prepared. We need an ACK from SRU team to upload new packages to -proposed repositories. Please, be patient. If you really need this fixed ASAP I can prepare an package and upload it to my PPA for you.

motu-sru ACK.

Hardy debdiff uploaded.

Jaunty debdiff uploaded to jaunty-proposed. Maintainer changed to Ubuntu MOTU Developers <email address hidden>.

accepted into hardy-proposed, please test

Note the hardy package actually has bug 172775 in its changelog

accepted into jaunty-proposed, please test

Anyone who can test the package in -proposed and confirm that it still works and fixes the issue? Otherwise I'll remove it from -proposed again.

I can confirm that the proposed update works in Jaunty after reboot.

This bug was fixed in the package zabbix - 1:1.6.1-3ubuntu0.1

---------------
zabbix (1:1.6.1-3ubuntu0.1) jaunty-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/zabbix-agent.init:
    - Create pid directory in /var/run on start (LP: #96644)
  * debian/zabbix-server-{mysql,pgsql}.zabbix-server.init:
    - Create pid directory in /var/run on start (LP: #172775)

 -- Krzysztof Klimonda <email address hidden> Thu, 21 May 2009 14:22:17 +0200

Leaving v-needed for hardy.

Hardy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the Hardy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".