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@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ TABLE OF CONTENTS
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2009-06-27 21:43:45 +00:00
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I don't understand the new access control stuff - what does it mean?
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How do I configure SNMPv3 users?
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The 'createUser' line disappears when I start the agent. Why?
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- What's the difference between /var/net-snmp and /usr/local/share/snmp?
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+ What's the difference between /var/lib/snmp and /usr/share/snmp?
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My new agent is ignoring the old snmpd.conf file. Why?
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Why am I getting "Connection refused"?
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Why can't I see values in the UCDavis 'extensible' or 'disk' trees?
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2009-06-27 21:50:05 +00:00
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@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ How do I add a MIB to the tools?
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There are two steps required to add a new MIB file to the tools.
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Firstly, copy the MIB file into the appropiate location:
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- cp MY-MIB.txt /usr/local/share/snmp/mibs
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+ cp MY-MIB.txt /usr/share/snmp/mibs
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(which makes it available to everyone on the system)
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or
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2009-06-27 21:50:05 +00:00
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@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ My traphandler script doesn't work when
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2009-06-27 21:43:45 +00:00
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If this is the case, then you can specify this interpreter
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explicitly as part of the trap handle directive:
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- traphandle default /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/bin/log_it
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+ traphandle default /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/log_it
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In this case, it's almost certain that you'll also
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need to give the full path to the traphandle script (as shown)
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2009-06-27 21:50:05 +00:00
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@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ OK, what should I put in snmp.conf?
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2009-06-27 21:43:45 +00:00
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string to use.
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Some of these (such as the MIB file location), might be best put in
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- a shared snmp.conf file (typically /usr/local/share/snmp/snmp.conf or
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+ a shared snmp.conf file (typically /usr/share/snmp/snmp.conf or
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/etc/snmp/snmp.conf) to apply to all users of the system. Others
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(particularly the SNMPv3 security settings), are more likely to refer
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to a particular user, and should go in a personal snmp.conf file
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2009-06-27 21:50:05 +00:00
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@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ Why aren't my mib files being read in?
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2009-06-27 21:43:45 +00:00
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Alternatively, the tools may be looking in the wrong place.
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- The default location for the mib files is /usr/local/share/snmp/mibs.
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+ The default location for the mib files is /usr/share/snmp/mibs.
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Again, this is set when the suite is first configured and compiled.
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This can be changed using the environmental variable 'MIBDIRS'
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or the snmp.conf directive 'mibdirs'.
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2009-06-27 21:50:05 +00:00
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@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ How do I configure SNMPv3 users?
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2009-06-27 21:43:45 +00:00
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There are three ways to configure SNMPv3 users:
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- 1) Stop the agent, and create a file /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf,
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+ 1) Stop the agent, and create a file /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf,
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containing the line
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createUser {myUser} MD5 {myPassword} DES
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@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ How do I configure SNMPv3 users?
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net-snmp-config --create-snmpv3-user
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and follow the instructions. This will create an entry
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- in the /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf file similar to the above.
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+ in the /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf file similar to the above.
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Then re-start the snmpd agent.
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3) Make sure the agent is running, and will respond to a suitable
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@@ -2476,16 +2476,16 @@ The 'createUser' line disappears when I
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-What's the difference between /var/net-snmp and /usr/local/share/snmp?
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+What's the difference between /var/lib/snmp and /usr/share/snmp?
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+----------------------------------------------------------------
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- The /var/net-snmp location is primarily used for information set
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+ The /var/lib/snmp location is primarily used for information set
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during the running of the agent, which needs to be persistent between
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one run of the agent and the next. Apart from "createUser" (see
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the previous entry), you shouldn't need to touch this file.
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All other user-provided configuration should go in the traditional
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- location (typically /usr/local/share/snmp/snmpd.conf or /etc/snmp).
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+ location (typically /usr/share/snmp or /etc/snmp).
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@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ My new agent is ignoring the old snmpd.c
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distribution), with the current release installed from the source.
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The default location for this file with the basic distribution is
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- /usr/local/share/snmp/snmpd.conf (or PREFIX/share/snmp/snmpd.conf).
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+ /usr/share/snmp/snmpd.conf (or PREFIX/share/snmp/snmpd.conf).
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Ready-installed versions often look for the file as /etc/snmpd.conf,
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or /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf. Try moving the old config file to the new
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location, and restart the agent.
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