Steps to reproduce:

• Install zabbix-agent on Ubuntu 16.04

Result:

• systemd is unable to start zabbix-agent after installation and therefore fails to completely install the package
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  Jan 17 13:26:31 backup01.intern.dumontnet.de systemd[1]: Starting Zabbix Agent...
  • Subject: Unit zabbix-agent.service has begun start-up
  • Defined-By: systemd
  • Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
  • Unit zabbix-agent.service has begun starting up.
    Jan 17 13:26:31 backup01.intern.dumontnet.de zabbix_agentd[40776]: zabbix_agentd [40776]: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf.d: [2] No such file or directory
    Jan 17 13:26:31 backup01.intern.dumontnet.de systemd[1]: zabbix-agent.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
    Jan 17 13:26:31 backup01.intern.dumontnet.de systemd[1]: Failed to start Zabbix Agent.
  • Subject: Unit zabbix-agent.service has failed
  • Defined-By: systemd
  • Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
  • Unit zabbix-agent.service has failed.
  • The result is failed.
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• The requestes Folder is not part of the Ubuntu Package:
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  0 ? backup01 ~ (13:28:22) $ dpkg -L zabbix-agent
  /.
  /usr
  /usr/bin
  /usr/sbin
  /usr/sbin/zabbix_agentd
  /usr/share
  /usr/share/doc
  /usr/share/doc/zabbix-agent
  /usr/share/doc/zabbix-agent/copyright
  /usr/share/doc/zabbix-agent/changelog.Debian.gz
  /usr/share/man
  /usr/share/man/man8
  /usr/share/man/man8/zabbix_agentd.8.gz
  /usr/lib
  /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
  /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/zabbix-agent.conf
  /etc
  /etc/zabbix
  /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d
  /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/userparameter_mysql.conf
  /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
  /etc/logrotate.d
  /etc/logrotate.d/zabbix-agent
  /etc/init.d
  /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent
  /var
  /var/log
  /var/log/zabbix
  /lib
  /lib/systemd
  /lib/systemd/system
  /lib/systemd/system/zabbix-agent.service
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  Expected:
• zabbix-agent should install normally.
• fix line 257 in /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf