fix date formatting

snippets/ntp/test02.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import ntp.packet
+import json
+
+session = ntp.packet.ControlSession()
+session.openhost('localhost')
+
+peers = session.readstat()
+
+
+for p in peers:
+  vars = session.readvar(p.associd, ['srchost', 'srcadr', 'refid', 'stratum', 'hmode', 'rec', 'reach', 'hpoll', 'ppoll', 'delay', 'offset', 'jitter'])
+  peerSelectStatus = " x.-+#*o"[(session.rstatus >>8) & 0x07]
+  print(f"{p.associd}, {peerSelectStatus}, {session.rstatus:04x}: {dict(vars)}")
+

src/HOTTIS-NTPSEC-MIB.txt

@@ -16,186 +16,264 @@ hottis MODULE-IDENTITY
     ::= { enterprises 9676 }
 
 hottisNtpsec OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hottis 123 }
-local OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hottisNtpsec 1 }
+local  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hottisNtpsec 1 }
-peers OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hottisNtpsec 2 }
+system OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hottisNtpsec 2 }
+peers  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hottisNtpsec 3 }
 
 
-leap OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalLeap OBJECT-TYPE
-    SYNTAX INTEGER (0..2)
+    SYNTAX INTEGER (0..3)
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Leap Indicator (0=none, 1=last minute 61s, 2=last minute 59s)"
+    DESCRIPTION "Leap Indicator (0=none, 1=last minute 61s, 2=last minute 59s, 3=invalid)"
     ::= { local 1 }
 
-stratum OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalStratum OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER (0..16)
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Stratum-Level des lokalen NTP-Servers."
+    DESCRIPTION "Stratum level of this NTP server"
     ::= { local 2 }
 
-precision OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalPrecision OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Präzision des lokalen NTP-Servers."
+    DESCRIPTION "Precision of this NTP server (log2 s)"
     ::= { local 3 }
 
-rootdelay OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalRootdelay OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Root Delay in Millisekunden."
+    DESCRIPTION "Total roundtrip delay to the primary reference clock (ns)"
     ::= { local 4 }
 
-rootdisp OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalRootdisp OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Root Dispersion in Millisekunden."
+    DESCRIPTION "Root dispersion to the primary reference clock (us)"
     ::= { local 5 }
 
-refid OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalRefid OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX DisplayString
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Referenz-ID des lokalen NTP-Servers."
+    DESCRIPTION "Reference ID of this NTP server"
+    ::= { local 6 }
+
+ntpsecLocalReftime OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX DisplayString
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Reference time"
     ::= { local 7 }
 
-reftime OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalTc OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Letzte Referenzzeit des lokalen NTP-Servers."
+    DESCRIPTION "Time constant and poll exponent (log2 s, 3-17)"
     ::= { local 8 }
 
-clock OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalPeer OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "System peer association id"
+    ::= { local 9 }
+
+ntpsecLocalOffset OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Combined offset relative to this host (ns)"
+    ::= { local 10 }
+
+ntpsecLocalFrequency OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Frequency offset (PPM*1000) relative to hardware clock"
+    ::= { local 11 }
+
+ntpsecLocalSysJitter OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Combined system jitter"
+    ::= { local 12 }
+
+ntpsecLocalClkJitter OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Clock jitter"
+    ::= { local 13 }
+
+ntpsecLocalClock OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX DisplayString
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Uhrzeit des lokalen Systems."
+    DESCRIPTION "Date and time of day"
+    ::= { local 14 }
+
+ntpsecLocalProcessor OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX DisplayString
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Processor of this NTP server"
     ::= { local 15 }
 
-processor OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalSystem OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX DisplayString
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Prozessortyp des Systems."
+    DESCRIPTION "System of this NTP server"
     ::= { local 16 }
 
-system OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalVersion OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX DisplayString
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "Systemtyp."
+    DESCRIPTION "NTPsec version of this NTP server"
     ::= { local 17 }
 
-version OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecLocalClkWander OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Clock frequency wander (PPM*1000000)"
+    ::= { local 18 }
+
+ntpsecLocalTai OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "TAI-UTC offset (s)"
+    ::= { local 19 }
+
+ntpsecLocalLeapsec OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX DisplayString
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
-    DESCRIPTION "NTPsec Version."
+    DESCRIPTION "Timestamp when the last/next leap second was/will be inserted"
-    ::= { local 19 }
+    ::= { local 20 }
+
+ntpsecLocalExpire OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX DisplayString
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Timestamp when the NIST leapseconds file expieres"
+    ::= { local 21 }
+
+ntpsecLocalMintc OBJECT-TYPE
+    SYNTAX INTEGER
+    MAX-ACCESS read-only
+    STATUS current
+    DESCRIPTION "Minimum time constant (log2 s, 3-17)"
+    ::= { local 22 }
 
 
-peerNumber OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerNumber OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Number of Peers."
     ::= { peers 1 }
 
-peerTable OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerTable OBJECT-TYPE
-    SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PeerEntry
+    SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF ntpsecPeerEntry
     MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Tabelle mit NTP-Peers."
     ::= { peers 2 }
 
-peerEntry OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX PeerEntry
     MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Eintrag für einen einzelnen NTP-Peer."
-    INDEX { associd }
+    INDEX { ntpsecPeerIndex }
-    ::= { peerTable 1 }
+    ::= { ntpsecPeerTable 1 }
 
-PeerEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
+ntpsecPeerEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
-    index       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerIndex       INTEGER,
-    associd     INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerAssocid     INTEGER,
-    srcadr      IpAddress,
+    ntpsecPeerSrcadr      IpAddress,
-    srcport     INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerSrcport     INTEGER,
-    dstadr      IpAddress,
+    ntpsecPeerDstadr      IpAddress,
-    dstport     INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerDstport     INTEGER,
-    leap        INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerLeap        INTEGER,
-    hmode       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerHmode       INTEGER,
-    stratum     INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerStratum     INTEGER,
-    ppoll       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerPpoll       INTEGER,
-    hpoll       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerHpoll       INTEGER,
-    precision   INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerPrecision   INTEGER,
-    rootdelay   INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerRootdelay   INTEGER,
-    rootdisp    INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerRootdisp    INTEGER,
-    refid       DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerRefid       DisplayString,
-    reftime     DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerReftime     DisplayString,
-    rec         DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerRec         DisplayString,
-    xmt         DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerXmt         DisplayString,
-    reach       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerReach       INTEGER,
-    unreach     INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerUnreach     INTEGER,
-    delay_s     DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerDelay_s     DisplayString,
-    delay       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerDelay       INTEGER,
-    offset      INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerOffset      INTEGER,
-    jitter      INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerJitter      INTEGER,
-    dispersion  INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerDispersion  INTEGER,
-    keyid       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerKeyid       INTEGER,
-    filtdelay   DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerFiltdelay   DisplayString,
-    filtoffset  DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerFiltoffset  DisplayString,
-    pmode       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerPmode       INTEGER,
-    filtdisp    DisplayString,
+    ntpsecPeerFiltdisp    DisplayString,
-    flash       INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerFlash       INTEGER,
-    headway     INTEGER,
+    ntpsecPeerHeadway     INTEGER,
-    ntscookies  INTEGER
+    ntpsecPeerNtscookies  INTEGER
 }
 
-index OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerIndex OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Peer-Index."
-    ::= { peerEntry 1 }
+    ::= { ntpsecPeerEntry 1 }
 
-associd OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerAssocId OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Peer-Identifikationsnummer."
-    ::= { peerEntry 2 }
+    ::= { ntpsecPeerEntry 2 }
 
-srcadr OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerSrcAdr OBJECT-TYPE
-    SYNTAX IpAddress
+    SYNTAX DisplayString
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Quell-IP-Adresse des Peers."
-    ::= { peerEntry 3 }
+    ::= { ntpsecPeerEntry 3 }
 
-srcport OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerSrcPort OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Quellport des Peers."
-    ::= { peerEntry 4 }
+    ::= { ntpsecPeerEntry 4 }
 
-dstadr OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerDstAdr OBJECT-TYPE
-    SYNTAX IpAddress
+    SYNTAX DisplayString
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Ziel-IP-Adresse des Peers."
-    ::= { peerEntry 5 }
+    ::= { ntpsecPeerEntry 5 }
 
-dstport OBJECT-TYPE
+ntpsecPeerDstPort OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX INTEGER
     MAX-ACCESS read-only
     STATUS current
     DESCRIPTION "Zielport des Peers."
-    ::= { peerEntry 6 }
+    ::= { ntpsecPeerEntry 6 }
 
 END

src/agentx-ntpsec.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-pass_valueimport ntp.packe0
+import ntp.packet
+import ntp.ntpc
 import threading
 from contextlib import AbstractContextManager
 import time
@@ -10,18 +11,17 @@ import grp
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import pyagentx
+import datetime
 
 
-LOGGING_LEVEL=logging.DEBUG
-
 BASE_OID_ENTERPRISE             = '1.3.6.1.4.1'
 BASE_OID_HOTTIS                 = BASE_OID_ENTERPRISE + '.9676'
 BASE_OID_HOTTIS_NTPSEC          = BASE_OID_HOTTIS + '.123'
 
 # just the prefix where the objects are below
-LOCAL_PREFIX                    = '1'
+SYSINFO_PREFIX                  = '1'
-
+SYSSTATS_PREFIX                 = '2'
-PEERS_PREFIX                    = '2'
+PEERS_PREFIX                    = '3'
 NUMBER_OF_PEERS_PREFIX          = PEERS_PREFIX + '.1'
 
 # this is for a table
@@ -40,63 +40,52 @@ def int_scale1M(x):
 def pass_value(x):
     return x
 
-LOCAL_SERVER_KEYS = [ 
+def string_ntp_seconds(x):
+    return ntp.ntpc.prettydate(x).split(' ')[1]
+
+
+SYSINFO_KEYS = [ 
+    ['peeradr', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
+    ['peermode', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
     ['leap', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
     ['stratum', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['precision', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
+    ['precision', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value], 
     ['rootdelay', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
-    ['rootdisp', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1k], 
+    ['rootdisp', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
+    ['rootdist', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
     ['refid', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['reftime', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
+    ['reftime', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, string_ntp_seconds],
-    ['tc', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['peer', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['offset', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
-    ['frequency', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1k],
     ['sys_jitter', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
     ['clk_jitter', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
-    ['clock', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['processor', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['system', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['version', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
     ['clk_wander', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
-    ['tai', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
+]
-    ['leapsec', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
+
-    ['expire', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
+SYSSTATS_KEYS = [
-    ['mintc', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value]
+    ['ss_uptime', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_numctlreq', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_reset', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_received', pyagentx.TYPE_COUNTER64, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_badformat', pyagentx.TYPE_COUNTER64, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_declined', pyagentx.TYPE_COUNTER64, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_restricted', pyagentx.TYPE_COUNTER64, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_limited', pyagentx.TYPE_COUNTER64, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_kodsent', pyagentx.TYPE_COUNTER64, pass_value ],
+    ['ss_processed', pyagentx.TYPE_COUNTER64, pass_value ]
 ]
 
 PEER_KEYS = [
+    ['srchost', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
     ['srcadr', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['srcport', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
+    ['refid', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['dstadr', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['dstport', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['leap', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['hmode', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
     ['stratum', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
+    ['hmode', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
     ['ppoll', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
     ['hpoll', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['precision', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
+    ['rec', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, string_ntp_seconds],
-    ['rootdelay', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1k],
-    ['rootdisp', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1k],
-    ['refid', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['reftime', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['rec', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['xmt', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
     ['reach', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['unreach', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['delay-s', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
     ['delay', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1k],
     ['offset', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
     ['jitter', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1M],
-    ['dispersion', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, int_scale1k],
-    ['keyid', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['filtdelay', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['filtoffset', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['pmode', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['filtdisp', pyagentx.TYPE_OCTETSTRING, pass_value],
-    ['flash', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['headway', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value],
-    ['ntscookies', pyagentx.TYPE_INTEGER, pass_value]
 ]
 
 
@@ -125,32 +114,39 @@ class NtpDataCollector(threading.Thread):
         self.period = period
         self.stop_event = threading.Event()
 
-        self.session = ntp.packet.ControlSession()
-        self.session.openhost(self.ntpserver)
-
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
 
     def run(self):
         while not self.stop_event.is_set():
-            logger.debug('Query ntp server')
+            try:
+                logger.debug('Query ntp server')
+                tmp_data_store = {}
 
-            ntpserver_vars = self.session.readvar(0)
+                session = ntp.packet.ControlSession()
-            logger.debug(f"{ntpserver_vars=}")
+                session.openhost(self.ntpserver)
 
-            tmp_data_store = {}
+                sysinfo_vars = session.readvar(0, [ x[0] for x in SYSINFO_KEYS ])
-            tmp_data_store['local'] = dict(ntpserver_vars)
+                logger.debug(f"{sysinfo_vars=}")
+                tmp_data_store['sysinfo'] = dict(sysinfo_vars)
 
-            peers = self.session.readstat()
+                sysstats_vars = session.readvar(0, [ x[0] for x in SYSSTATS_KEYS ])
-            tmp_data_store['peers'] = {}
+                logger.debug(f"{sysstats_vars=}")
-            for peer in peers:
+                tmp_data_store['sysstats'] = dict(sysstats_vars)
-                peer_vars = self.session.readvar(peer.associd)
-                tmp_data_store['peers'][peer.associd] = dict(peer_vars)
-                logger.debug(f"{peer.associd=}, {peer_vars=}")
 
-            with globalDataStore as ds:
+                peers = session.readstat()
-                ds.update_data(tmp_data_store)
+                tmp_data_store['peers'] = {}
+                for peer in peers:
+                    peer_vars = session.readvar(peer.associd, [ x[0] for x in PEER_KEYS ])
+                    tmp_data_store['peers'][peer.associd] = dict(peer_vars)
+                    logger.debug(f"{peer.associd=}, {peer_vars=}")
+
+                with globalDataStore as ds:
+                    ds.update_data(tmp_data_store)
+            except ntp.packet.ControlException as e:
+                logger.error(f"ntp.packet.ControlException while querying NTP server: {str(e)}")
+            finally:
+                time.sleep(self.period)
 
-            time.sleep(self.period)
         logger.info('NtpDataCollector terminating')
 
     def stop(self):
@@ -163,15 +159,31 @@ class NtpsecDataUpdater(pyagentx.Updater):
         with globalDataStore as ds:
             if ds.data:
                 try:
-                    
+                    logger.debug("Updating data store")                    
-                    for index, data_spec in enumerate(LOCAL_SERVER_KEYS, start=1):
+                    for index, data_spec in enumerate(SYSINFO_KEYS, start=1):
                         # logger.debug(f"local: {index=} {data_spec=}")
-                        oid_prefix = f"{LOCAL_PREFIX}.{index}"
+                        try:
-                        self._data[oid_prefix] = {
+                            oid_prefix = f"{SYSINFO_PREFIX}.{index}"
-                            'name': oid_prefix, 
+                            self._data[oid_prefix] = {
-                            'type': data_spec[1], 
+                                'name': oid_prefix, 
-                            'value': data_spec[2](ds.data['local'][data_spec[0]])
+                                'type': data_spec[1], 
-                        }
+                                'value': data_spec[2](ds.data['sysinfo'][data_spec[0]])
+                            }
+                        except KeyError as e:
+                            logger.error(f"key {data_spec[0]} missing in local, skip it: {str(e)}")
+
+                    for index, data_spec in enumerate(SYSSTATS_KEYS, start=1):
+                        # logger.debug(f"local: {index=} {data_spec=}")
+                        try:
+                            oid_prefix = f"{SYSSTATS_PREFIX}.{index}"
+                            self._data[oid_prefix] = {
+                                'name': oid_prefix, 
+                                'type': data_spec[1], 
+                                'value': data_spec[2](ds.data['sysstats'][data_spec[0]])
+                            }
+                        except KeyError as e:
+                            logger.error(f"key {data_spec[0]} missing in local, skip it: {str(e)}")
+
                     number_of_peers = len(ds.data['peers'])
                     # logger.debug(f"number of peers: {number_of_peers}")
                     number_of_peers_oid_prefix = f"{NUMBER_OF_PEERS_PREFIX}"
@@ -196,25 +208,29 @@ class NtpsecDataUpdater(pyagentx.Updater):
                         }
                         for key_index, data_spec in enumerate(PEER_KEYS, start=3):
                             # logger.debug(f"peer: {associd=} {key_index=} {data_spec=}")
-                            oid_prefix = f"{TABLE_OF_PEERS_PREFIX}.{key_index}.{peer_index}"
+                            try:
-                            self._data[oid_prefix] = {
+                                oid_prefix = f"{TABLE_OF_PEERS_PREFIX}.{key_index}.{peer_index}"
-                                'name': oid_prefix, 
+                                self._data[oid_prefix] = {
-                                'type': data_spec[1], 
+                                    'name': oid_prefix, 
-                                'value': data_spec[2](peer[data_spec[0]])
+                                    'type': data_spec[1], 
-                            }
+                                    'value': data_spec[2](peer[data_spec[0]])
+                                }
+                            except KeyError as e:
+                                logger.error(f"key {data_spec[0]} missing in peer {associd}, skip it: {str(e)}")
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.error(f"Failed to update: {type(e)} {e}")
 
 
 
 class NtpsecAgent(pyagentx.Agent):
-    def __init__(self, agent_id='NtpsecAgent', socket_path=None):
+    def __init__(self, period=1, agent_id='NtpsecAgent', socket_path=None):
         logger.info('Agent created')
+        self.period = period
         super().__init__()
 
     def setup(self):
         logger.info('Agent setup')
-        self.register(BASE_OID_HOTTIS_NTPSEC, NtpsecDataUpdater, freq=1)
+        self.register(BASE_OID_HOTTIS_NTPSEC, NtpsecDataUpdater, freq=self.period)
 
 
 
@@ -239,8 +255,6 @@ def daemonize(pid_filename):
         os.dup2(log.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
         os.dup2(log.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
 
-    logger.removeHandler(stdout_handler)
-    pyagentx.setup_logging(debug=True)
 
 def set_user_group(user, group):
     if group:
@@ -258,10 +272,10 @@ def set_user_group(user, group):
             sys.exit(1)
         os.setuid(uid)
 
-
+def setup_logging(verbose):
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+    log_level = logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO
     logging.basicConfig(
-            level=LOGGING_LEVEL,
+            level=log_level,
             format="%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
             handlers=[logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address='/dev/log')]
     )
@@ -269,13 +283,18 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     stdout_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
     stdout_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    pyagentx.setup_logging(debug=verbose)
     logger.addHandler(stdout_handler)
+    return logger
 
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     pid_filename = '/tmp/agentx-ntpsec.pid'
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='snmpd agentx extension for ntpsec')
     parser.add_argument('--period', '-p',
                         help='Period to query the NTP server, in seconds, default 60s',
+                        type=int,
                         required=False,
                         default=60)
     parser.add_argument('--ntpserver', '-n',
@@ -299,39 +318,29 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         help="Set gid of process",
                         required=False,
                         default='')
+    parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v',
+                        help='Enable debug output',
+                        required=False,
+                        action='store_true',
+                        default=False)
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     
     if args.daemonize:
         daemonize(pid_filename)
     set_user_group(args.user, args.group)
+    logger = setup_logging(args.verbose)
 
-    if args.group:
-        try:
-            gid = grp.getgrnam(args.group).gr_gid
-        except KeyError:
-            logger.error(f"Group {args.group} does not exist")
-            sys.exit(1)
-        os.setgid(gid)
-    if args.user:
-        try:
-            uid = pwd.getpwnam(args.user).pw_uid
-        except KeyError:
-            logger.error(f"user {args.user} does not exist")
-            sys.exit(1)
-        os.setuid(uid)
-        
 
     ntpserver = args.ntpserver
     period = args.period
-    
 
     try:
         globalDataStore = DataStore()
         ndc = NtpDataCollector(ntpserver=ntpserver, period=period)
         ndc.start()
 
-        nsax = NtpsecAgent()
+        nsax = NtpsecAgent(period=period)
         nsax.start()
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Unhandled exception: {e}")

src/snmp-agentx-ntpsec.service

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=AgentX NTPsec Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/agentx-ntpsec.py -u Debian-snmp -g Debian-snmp -p 30 --pid /run/agentx-ntpsec.pid
+User=Debian-snmp
+Group=Debian-snmp
+PIDFile=/run/agentx-ntpsec.pid
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+