mini_snmpd
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NAME
mini_snmpd - a minimal implementation of an SNMP daemon.
SYNOPSIS
mini_snmpd
[options]
DESCRIPTION
mini_snmpd
is a program that serves basic system parameters to clients using SNMP (simple
network management protocol) version 1 or 2c. Its behaviour can be controlled
using the following options:
- -p nnn, --udp-port=nnn
-
The UDP port where the program listens (default is 161)
- -P nnn, --tcp-port=nnn
-
The TCP port where the program listens (default is 161)
- -c nnn, --community=nnn
-
The value of the SNMP community string (default is "public")
- -D nnn, --description=nnn
-
The description of the device (default is empty)
- -V nnn, --vendor=nnn
-
The OID of the device vendor, this MUST be changed to your own organization's OID (default is .1.3.6.1.4.1)
- -L nnn, --location=nnn
-
The location of the device (default is empty)
- -C nnn, --contact=nnn
-
The contact address of the device administrator (default is empty)
- -d nnn, --disks=nnn
-
The list of disk mountpoints (default is empty)
- -i nnn, --interfaces=nnn
-
The list of network interfaces (default is empty)
- -I nnn, --listen=nnn
-
The network interface to listen on (default is listen on all interfaces)
- -t nnn, --timeout=nnn
-
Timeout for updating the MIB variables (default is 1 second)
- -a, --auth
-
Require client authentication, thus SNMP version 2c (default is off)
- -v, --verbose
-
Verbose log messages to syslog/stderr (default is off)
- -l, --licensing
-
Print licensing information and exit
- -h, --help
-
Print program usage help and exit
mini_snmpd
can be told to exit by sending it a
HUP
or
TERM
signal.
NOTES
Running mini_snmpd
The program does not put itself into the background or detach itself from the
controlling terminal. This is not included on purpose since normally the
program is started from the init process, where running in background is not
desired.
How to get the vendor OID
The default vendor OID is only a placeholder where you need to insert the PEN
(private enterprise number) of your organization. If you do not have one, you
can get one assigned by the IANA (internet assigned numbers authority) free of
charge. See their PEN application webpage at http://pen.iana.org/.
EXAMPLES
mini_snmpd -c secret -D "My embedded device" -d /cf -i lo,eth0
This command starts the program at the default port, using the community string "secret", the system descripton "My embedded device" and provides disk statistics for the "/cf" mountpoint and network interface statistics for the interfaces "lo" and "eth0".
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Robert Ernst <robert.ernst@aon.at>.
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