it is working fine now...but i got some other errors ...please find the same. when I start the agent we have to give the name of both configuration files /etc/snmpd.conf , /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf ? /usr/local/sbin/snmpd -c /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf,/etc/snmpd.conf i killed the snmpd and added the line : net-snmp-config --create-snmpv3-user -ro -a "netadminpassword" netadmin after this the following line is gets stored in /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf usmUser 1 3 0x80001f88802d0eb45600000000386d438b 0x6e657461646d696e00 0x6e657461646d696e00 NULL .1.3.6.1.6.3.10.1.1.2 0xb3b1ea6a70f6f27c14101b0da01ea70c .1.3.6.1.6.3.10.1.2.2 0xb3b1ea6a70f6f27c14101b0da01ea70c "" but when i do snmpget i am getting the following error : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# snmpget -v 3 -u netadmin -l authNoPriv -a MD5 -A netadmnpassword 172.20.1.64 sysUpTime.0 snmpget: Timeout (Sub-id not found: (top) -> sysUpTime) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# snmptranslate -Le sysUpTime sysUpTime: Unknown Object Identifier (Sub-id not found: (top) -> sysUpTime) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# snmptranslate -IR sysUpTime SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#
Thanks Amit ----- Original Message ---- From: Dave Shield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Amit Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 4 May, 2008 1:46:00 PM Subject: Re: snmpd.conf problem... 2008/5/4 Amit Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I followed the same procedure but still it is removing the line from >/var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf . > 1. killall snmpd What is in the file /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf after having done this? I'd also suggest you run the command ps -ef | grep snmp to check that the agent is indeed stopped. > 2. run the net-snmp-config --create-snmpv3-user ..... > it is giving me the following errors : > adding the following line to /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf: > > createUser username MD5 "authpass" DES privpass And does it? What is the actual contents of this file now? > adding the following line to >/tmp/rootfilesystem/usr/local/share/snmp/snmpd.conf: > rouser username > touch: /tmp/rootfilesystem/usr/local/share/snmp/snmpd.conf: No such file or >directy > /usr/local/bin/net-snmp-config: /usr/local/bin/net-snmp-config: 661: cannot >cret > /usr/local/bin/net-snmp-config: shift: 661: can't shift that many Hmmm... > then manually i added the line rouser username in /etc/snmpd.conf . What are the contents of this file? > 3. and when i start the snmpd it replaces the line with NULL . Which file are you talking about here? What are the exact contents? > the second problem is : > and if user want to create the user remotely Then they should use the "snmpusm" command. net-snmp-config is used for adding an entry locally (e.g. if there isn't already a suitable SNMPv3 user to act as a template). snmpusm is used for adding an entry remotely (but requires suitable write access for an existing SNMPv3 user with similar authentication characteristics). See the man page for details. Dave __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
