Not that I've personally tried, but have you attempted to use the command
as directed from the man page?

https://linux.die.net/man/1/snmpusm

i.e. *clone* an existing user, then reset/change the pass phrase?

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 9:47 PM Enrico Demarin <moto...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I am facing an issue where we want to add SNMP v3 users to the snmptrapd
> database without restarting the daemon.
>
> The http://www.net-snmp.org/wiki/index.php/TUT:snmptrap_SNMPv3 guide
> shows examples on how to add the user "statically" to the snmptrapd.conf,
> however it's not clear if snmpusm supports managing this database. Some
> articles say you have to use the "snmptrapd" context, but I couldn't find
> examples.
>
> I noticed the "-CE" option got added to snmpusm with this intent, but I
> can't locate any example on how to use it either.
>
> I tried creating an initial static user, and then  passing via -CE the
> oldEngineID found in /var/lib/snmp/snmptrapd.conf but it never recognizes
> the initial user.
>
> Has anyone succeeded in using snmpusm to manage snmptrapd users and can
> please share an example ?
>
> thanks in advance
>
>
>
>
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