3f60382991
git-svn-id: svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/packages@18780 3c298f89-4303-0410-b956-a3cf2f4a3e73
96 lines
4.3 KiB
Diff
96 lines
4.3 KiB
Diff
--- a/FAQ
|
|
+++ b/FAQ
|
|
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ TABLE OF CONTENTS
|
|
I don't understand the new access control stuff - what does it mean?
|
|
How do I configure SNMPv3 users?
|
|
The 'createUser' line disappears when I start the agent. Why?
|
|
- What's the difference between /var/net-snmp and /usr/local/share/snmp?
|
|
+ What's the difference between /var/lib/snmp and /usr/share/snmp?
|
|
My new agent is ignoring the old snmpd.conf file. Why?
|
|
Why am I getting "Connection refused"?
|
|
Why can't I see values in the UCDavis 'extensible' or 'disk' trees?
|
|
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ How do I add a MIB to the tools?
|
|
There are two steps required to add a new MIB file to the tools.
|
|
Firstly, copy the MIB file into the appropiate location:
|
|
|
|
- cp MY-MIB.txt /usr/local/share/snmp/mibs
|
|
+ cp MY-MIB.txt /usr/share/snmp/mibs
|
|
(which makes it available to everyone on the system)
|
|
|
|
or
|
|
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ My traphandler script doesn't work when
|
|
If this is the case, then you can specify this interpreter
|
|
explicitly as part of the trap handle directive:
|
|
|
|
- traphandle default /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/bin/log_it
|
|
+ traphandle default /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/log_it
|
|
|
|
In this case, it's almost certain that you'll also
|
|
need to give the full path to the traphandle script (as shown)
|
|
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ OK, what should I put in snmp.conf?
|
|
string to use.
|
|
|
|
Some of these (such as the MIB file location), might be best put in
|
|
- a shared snmp.conf file (typically /usr/local/share/snmp/snmp.conf or
|
|
+ a shared snmp.conf file (typically /usr/share/snmp/snmp.conf or
|
|
/etc/snmp/snmp.conf) to apply to all users of the system. Others
|
|
(particularly the SNMPv3 security settings), are more likely to refer
|
|
to a particular user, and should go in a personal snmp.conf file
|
|
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ Why aren't my mib files being read in?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alternatively, the tools may be looking in the wrong place.
|
|
- The default location for the mib files is /usr/local/share/snmp/mibs.
|
|
+ The default location for the mib files is /usr/share/snmp/mibs.
|
|
Again, this is set when the suite is first configured and compiled.
|
|
This can be changed using the environmental variable 'MIBDIRS'
|
|
or the snmp.conf directive 'mibdirs'.
|
|
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ How do I configure SNMPv3 users?
|
|
|
|
There are three ways to configure SNMPv3 users:
|
|
|
|
- 1) Stop the agent, and create a file /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf,
|
|
+ 1) Stop the agent, and create a file /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf,
|
|
containing the line
|
|
|
|
createUser {myUser} MD5 {myPassword} DES
|
|
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ How do I configure SNMPv3 users?
|
|
net-snmp-config --create-snmpv3-user
|
|
|
|
and follow the instructions. This will create an entry
|
|
- in the /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf file similar to the above.
|
|
+ in the /var/lib/snmp/snmpd.conf file similar to the above.
|
|
Then re-start the snmpd agent.
|
|
|
|
3) Make sure the agent is running, and will respond to a suitable
|
|
@@ -2476,16 +2476,16 @@ The 'createUser' line disappears when I
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-What's the difference between /var/net-snmp and /usr/local/share/snmp?
|
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
+What's the difference between /var/lib/snmp and /usr/share/snmp?
|
|
+----------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
- The /var/net-snmp location is primarily used for information set
|
|
+ The /var/lib/snmp location is primarily used for information set
|
|
during the running of the agent, which needs to be persistent between
|
|
one run of the agent and the next. Apart from "createUser" (see
|
|
the previous entry), you shouldn't need to touch this file.
|
|
|
|
All other user-provided configuration should go in the traditional
|
|
- location (typically /usr/local/share/snmp/snmpd.conf or /etc/snmp).
|
|
+ location (typically /usr/share/snmp or /etc/snmp).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ My new agent is ignoring the old snmpd.c
|
|
distribution), with the current release installed from the source.
|
|
|
|
The default location for this file with the basic distribution is
|
|
- /usr/local/share/snmp/snmpd.conf (or PREFIX/share/snmp/snmpd.conf).
|
|
+ /usr/share/snmp/snmpd.conf (or PREFIX/share/snmp/snmpd.conf).
|
|
Ready-installed versions often look for the file as /etc/snmpd.conf,
|
|
or /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf. Try moving the old config file to the new
|
|
location, and restart the agent.
|