Unable to start snmpd.service

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • snmpd.service failed to start with the following error
Feb 28 05:18:10 node-0.rhel7u9.example.com snmpd[23346]: /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 41: Error: cannot resolve source hostname
Feb 28 05:18:10 node-0.rhel7u9.example.com snmpd[23346]: net-snmp: 1 error(s) in config file(s)

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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