Re: how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-24 Thread Donald Russell
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 09:15, Dave Shield wrote: > On 24 March 2011 16:07, Donald Russell wrote: > > ext='\"dnr\"' > > Untested, but try > either > >ext='"dnr"'(i.e. single quote, double quote >

Re: how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-24 Thread Donald Russell
> > > Or, the man page says "extend" items can be added dynamically that > would > > be great... I can have a system start up script dynamically add the > > run-on-get and the run-on-set scripts. (Actually the same script, args > would > > determine action taken) > > That would use SET requests

Re: how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-23 Thread Donald Russell
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 02:49, Dave Shield wrote: > > > If you want to pass request-specific information to the script > when it's invoked, you can always issue a SET request that > assigns new values to the nsExtendArgs and/or nsExtendInput > instances, as well as the nsExtendRunType trigger. >

Re: how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-23 Thread Donald Russell
ry with RunType run-on-set OK, this is fantastic it was a longroad to get here, but now that I have it figured out, it's realy quite simple. :-) Thanks so much... On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 08:59, Dave Shield wrote: > On 22 March 2011 15:38, Donald Russell wrote: > > Now, I want

Re: how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-22 Thread Donald Russell
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 02:35, Dave Shield wrote: > On 21 March 2011 19:33, Donald Russell wrote: > >> What does your pass script look like? > > > > First, my snmpd.local.conf file has: > > pass .1.3.6.1.4.1.15966.1 /usr/local/bin/passtest > > >

Re: how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-22 Thread Donald Russell
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 02:49, Dave Shield wrote: > On 21 March 2011 19:33, Donald Russell wrote: > >> [exec/extend and pass] are two very different approaches to extending > the agent. > >> Don't try and equate the two. > > > > > I wonder why the aut

Re: how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-21 Thread Donald Russell
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 02:40, Dave Shield wrote: > On 18 March 2011 23:52, Donald Russell wrote: > > I have net-snmp 5.3 on Linux and I've been able to use the "exec" and > > "extend" config statements with great success. > > > > "p

how to use "extend" and run-on-set?

2011-03-18 Thread Donald Russell
I have net-snmp 5.3 on Linux and I've been able to use the "exec" and "extend" config statements with great success. "pass" on the other hand is driving me crazy... I can't get snmpwalk to walk the OID I specify at all... But, back to "extend"... I'd like to have an OID that I may both query and