snmp.conf(4) File Formats snmp.conf(4)NAMEsnmp.conf - configuration file for the Net-SNMP applications
SYNOPSISsnmp.confDESCRIPTION
The file snmp.conf defines how the Net-SNMP applications operate.
Tokens that can be put in the file are described in the DIRECTIVES sec‐
tion below.
If you are storing sensitive information, such as passphrases, in
snmp.conf, make sure you make the file readable only by user.
Before modifying snmp.conf, make sure to read the snmp_config(4) manual
page, which describes the effects of the Net-SNMP configuration files,
where they are located, and how they all work together.
DIRECTIVES
The snmp.conf file supports the following directives:
mibdirs (mib-dirs| +mib-dirs)
Look for text MIBs to parse in the colon-separated list of directo‐
ries. If the directive value starts with a plus sign, it prepends
this list to the default directory list compiled into the applica‐
tion. Note that the value specified here can be overridden by the
MIBDIRS environment variable.
mibs (mib-tokens| +mib-tokens)
Specifies a colon-separated list of MIB tokens that represent tex‐
tual MIB files that are to be found and parsed. If the directive
value starts with a plus sign, it prepends this list to the default
MIB token list compiled into the application. The special keyword
of ALL forces all MIBs files found to be read. Note that the value
specified here can be overridden by the MIBS environment variable.
mibfile file
Specifies a text MIB file to read and parse, in addition to the
list read from the MIBs token. Note that the value specified here
can be overridden by the MIBFILES environment variable.
persistentDir directory
The directory where snmpd and snmptrapd store their persistent data
files.
defaultPort port
The default port number that all SNMP applications and daemons
should use.
defVersion ( 1 | 2c | 3 )
The default SNMP version to use. The default value is 3.
defCommunity string
The default SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c community string to use. The default
value is the empty string, "".
defSecurityName string
The default SNMPv3 USM security name you want to use for SNMPv3
requests.
defContext string
The default SNMPv3 context name you want to use.
defPassphrase string
defAuthPassphrase string
defPrivPassphrase string
The default SNMPv3 USM passphrase(s) to use. If it is specified,
defPassphrase is used for both authentication and privacy pass
phrases.
defAuthType MD5 | SHA
The SNMPv3 USM authentication type to use. The default value is
MD5.
defPrivType DES
The SNMPv3 USM privacy type to use. Currently, DES is the only pos‐
sible value.
defSecurityLevel noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv
The SNMPv3 default security level to use. The default is authPriv.
showMibErrors ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Determines whether to display text MIB parsing errors when commands
are run.
strictCommentTerm ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Determines whether parsing of MIBs should be strict about comment
termination. A double hyphen ("--") terminates a comment if this is
true. Many MIBs have broken comments in them, hence this option.
mibAllowUnderline ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Allow underline characters in MIBs (ordinarily illegal).
mibWarningLevel integerValue
Specifies the minimum warning level of the warnings printed by the
MIB parser.
printNumericEnums ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -Oe.
printNumericOids ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -On.
dontBreakdownOids ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -Ob.
escapeQuotes ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -OE.
quickPrinting ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -Oq.
dontPrintUnits ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -OU.
printHexText ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -OT.
suffixPrinting ( 0 | 1 | 2 )
If the value is 1, this directive is equivalent to -Os. If the
value is 2, it is equivalent to -OS.
oidOutputFormat ( 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6)
Maps -O options as follows:
-Os=1
-OS=2
-Of=3
-On=4
-Ou=5
The value 6 has no matching -O option. It suppresses output.
extendedIndex ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Equivalent to -OX.
noRangeCheck ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Disables the validation of values that is done by snmpset(1M)
before issuing the request to the agent. Equivalent to -Ir.
noDisplayHint ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Disables the use of DISPLAY-HINT information when parsing indices
and values to set. Equivalent to -Ih.
dumpPacket ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )
Determines whether commands should dump packets by default.
doDebugging ( 1 | 0 )
Turns on debugging for all applications run if set to 1.
debugTokens token[,token...]
Specifies the debugging tokens that should be displayed. See snm‐
pcmd(1M) for debugging usage details.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWsmcmd │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │External │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOsnmpcmd(1M), snmpset(1M), snmp_config(4), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 26 Aug 2003 snmp.conf(4)
