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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
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* Contributions by markand –>
