NAME
TinySNMPd − daemon to respond to SNMP request packets
SYNOPSIS
tinysnmpd [OPTIONS] <configfile> <modulepath>
DESCRIPTION
tinysnmpd is an SNMP agent which binds to a port and awaits requests from SNMP management software. Upon receiving a request, it processes the request(s), collects the requested information and returns the information to the sender.
OPTIONS
A summary of
options is included below.
−f | −−logfile=FILENAME
Location of log file. By default, messages will be logged to the console.
−s | −−syslog=FACILITY
The following facilities can be specified:
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authpriv |
security/authorization messages | |
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cron |
clock daemon | |
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daemon |
system daemons without separate facility | |
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ftp |
ftp daemon | |
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kern |
kernel messages | |
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lpr |
line printer subsystem | |
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mail subsystem | |
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news |
usenet news subsystem | |
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syslog |
messages generated internally by syslogd | |
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user |
generic user-level messages | |
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uucp |
uucp subsystem | |
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local0 |
reserved for local use | |
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... |
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local7 |
If this option is specified, messages will be logged to syslog. By default, messages will be logged to the console.
−l | −−loglevel=LEVEL
The following levels can be specified (in increasing order of verbosity):
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quiet |
No messages will be logged | |
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errors |
Only errors will be logged | |
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warnings |
Warnings & errors will be logged | |
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normal |
Default messages and all of the above | |
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verbose |
Verbose messages will also be logged | |
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debug |
Log debug messages as well | |
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noisy |
Noisy debug messages will be logged as well |
If a log file is specified, TinySNMPd defaults to verbose , otherwise, noisy is selected.
−d | −−daemon
Run in the background. You need to specify a log file if you want to use this option.
−h | −−help
Show a help message.
<configfile>
Location of TinySNMPd configuration file.
<modulepath>
Path where mib libraries reside.
All of these options can also be found be executing the program with the −h or −−help options.
FILES
/etc/tinysnmp.conf
SEE ALSO
BUGS
This agent is far from complete. So far, it only supports SNMPv1 packets over UDP (snmp-get, snmp-get-next), no snmp-set’s (i.e. you can’t change any data on the agent), and no traps.
AUTHOR
Written by Abraham vd Merwe <abz [AT] blio.com>