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====== Install snmptrapd on Slackware ======

**NOTE:** 'public' should be changed to your correct community string.

1) Install the official Slackware net-snmp package. \\

2) Create /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf

     authCommunity log,execute,net public
     
     WHERE:
     "log" & "execute" are the actions to take
     "net redrock" is to listen for any traps with redrock as the community string

3) Start snmptrapd by:

     snmptrapd -Lf /var/log/snmptrapd.log -c /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf
     
     WHERE:
     "-Lf" is log to file /var/log/snmptrapd.log
     "-c" is use /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf as the config file.

4) Test:

     snmptrap -v 1 -c public localhost .1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.3 localhost 2 0 ' ' 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1 i 1
     cat /var/log/snmptrapd.log


====== Sources ======

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