getid(1M)                                                  getid(1M)


       NAME
             getid - retrieve system MIB variables from an SNMP entity

       SYNOPSIS
             getid [-T timeout] entity_addr community_string

       DESCRIPTION
             The getid command is an SNMP application that retrieves the
             variables sysDescr.0, sysObjectID.0, and sysUpTime.0 from an
             SNMP entity.

             The arguments are the entity's address and the community
             string needed for access to the SNMP entity.

             The entity address can be either an IP address or entity name
             (if name-to-address resolution is enabled).

             The community string used must be valid on the given entity.
             On UnixWare, community strings are kept in
             /etc/netmgt/snmpd.comm.

             By default, getid waits 20 seconds for a response from the
             entity specified by entity_addr.  Use the -T timeout option to
             specify a different number of seconds for the command to wait
             for a response.

             The primary purpose of this application is to illustrate the
             use of the SNMP library routines.

       REFERENCES
             getmany(1M), getone(1M), getnext(1M), snmp(1M), snmpstat(1M),
             snmpd.comm(4), RFC 1155, RFC 1157, RFC 1213.
















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