.snmpcomm(4)                       CLIX                       .snmpcomm(4)



  NAME

    .snmp_comm - SNMP private MIB view community string

  DESCRIPTION

    The /etc/.snmp_comm file contains the private Management Information Base
    (MIB) view community string for the Simple Network Management Protocol
    (SNMP) agent.  The private MIB view contains read-write variables  in the
    SNMP MIB, and the private MIB view community string provides trivial
    authentication of SNMP messages destined for the private MIB view.

    It is suggested that the private MIB view community string be configured
    at the initial SNMP product installation.  If the private MIB view
    community string is not configured at this time, a null community string
    is configured.  The null community string inhibits all access to the
    private MIB view.  The agent must then be locally configured with the
    snmpconfig utility (delivered with the SNMP product) before access can be
    granted to the private MIB view.  Subsequent product installations will
    use the last configured private community string.

    The private MIB community string may be configured by the Network
    Management System (NMS) product or any appropriate network management
    system, or the private MIB community string may be configured locally with
    the snmpconfig utility.  The private MIB view community string is
    restricted to eight characters via the snmpconfig utility, or it is
    restricted to fifteen characters via the SNMP installation utility or an
    SNMP management system.  It is recommended that the private MIB view
    community string be protected from public disclosure.

    The format of the /etc/.snmp_comm file is as follows:

       Private_Community_String:xxxxxxxx

    The xxxxxxxx parameter is the actual private community string.

  EXAMPLES

    The following is an example of a .snmp_comm file:

    Private_Community_String:private


  FILES

    /etc/.snmp_comm  Private MIB view community string.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  snmpconfig(8), snmpd(8), verifystring(8)




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