(Ooops. The first time I replied only to Thomas.)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > The man page for snmpd.conf says:
> >
> > ...
> > This directive should be placed into the /var/net-
> > snmp/snmpd.conf file instead of the other normal
> > locations. The reason is that the information is
> > read from the file and then the line is removed
> > (eliminating the storage of the master password for
> > that user) and replaced with the key that is
> > derived from it. ...
> >
> > But the only time I see /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf being rewritten
> is if I kill the agent and start it again.
>
> Yes, that's current behaviour. The persistent file is only saved on
> shutdown.However, I'd tend to agree that it'd be useful to be able
> to force the *running*
> agent to save this file. Currently not implemented, though, AFAICS.
When you say "only _saved_ on shutdown", are you saying that if I write a createUser
directive to /var/net-snmp/snmpd.c and hit the re-read config bit that the user will
be created but the usmUser won't be written until the next shutdown? That's not what
I'm seeing. The new user doesn't seem to be active until I restart.
If re-writing the persistent file is deemed useful, I might do it and send a patch.
Can anyone say how likely that patch would be to be accepted?
Chris
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