SNMP on SPLat Mgt Console - changing read-only string

[ChrisA]

Has anyone had success changing the read-only community string on a SPLat device? I followed the directions in sk34511 but to no avail - snmp is working and I can do the snmpwalk using the default community string, but it is not using the snmp community string I configured in /etc/snmp/snmpd.users.conf. I even tried cpstop;cpstart but no luck. Does anyone know how to change the community string? We are running R62. Thanks!

[cciesec2006]

Originally Posted by ChrisA

Has anyone had success changing the read-only community string on a SPLat device? I followed the directions in sk34511 but to no avail - snmp is working and I can do the snmpwalk using the default community string, but it is not using the snmp community string I configured in /etc/snmp/snmpd.users.conf. I even tried cpstop;cpstart but no luck. Does anyone know how to change the community string? We are running R62. Thanks!

What's not working? See below:

[Expert@P1-NGx]# more /etc/snmp/snmpd.users.conf
################################################## ###########################
#
# This file contains snmp daemon's users definitions
# This file updated automatically by snmp configuration script
# So be very careful when making changes to this file
#
################################################## ###########################

rocommunity cciesec2006
[Expert@P1-NGx]#


[root@dca2-LinuxES root]# snmpwalk -v 2c -c cciesec2006 10.109.114.9 system
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Linux P1-NGx 2.4.21-21cpsmp #1 SMP Tue Sep 26 19:10:56 IDT 2006 i686
SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: NET-SNMP-MIB::netSnmpAgentOIDs.10
SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime.0 = Timeticks: (3655) 0:00:36.55
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: Unknown
SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: P1-NGx
SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation.0 = STRING: "Unknown"
SNMPv2-MIB::sysServices.0 = INTEGER: 76
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORLastChange.0 = Timeticks: (1) 0:00:00.01
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.1 = OID: IF-MIB::ifMIB
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.2 = OID: SNMPv2-MIB::snmpMIB
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.3 = OID: TCP-MIB::tcpMIB
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.4 = OID: IP-MIB::ip
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.5 = OID: UDP-MIB::udpMIB
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.6 = OID: SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB::vacmBasicGroup
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.7 = OID: SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB::snmpFrameworkMIBCompliance
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.8 = OID: SNMP-MPD-MIB::snmpMPDCompliance
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORID.9 = OID: SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB::usmMIBCompliance
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.1 = STRING: The MIB module to describe generic objects for network interface sub-layers
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.2 = STRING: The MIB module for SNMPv2 entities
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.3 = STRING: The MIB module for managing TCP implementations
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.4 = STRING: The MIB module for managing IP and ICMP implementations
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.5 = STRING: The MIB module for managing UDP implementations
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.6 = STRING: View-based Access Control Model for SNMP.
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.7 = STRING: The SNMP Management Architecture MIB.
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.8 = STRING: The MIB for Message Processing and Dispatching.
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORDescr.9 = STRING: The management information definitions for the SNMP User-based Security Model.
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.1 = Timeticks: (0) 0:00:00.00
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.2 = Timeticks: (0) 0:00:00.00
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.3 = Timeticks: (0) 0:00:00.00
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.4 = Timeticks: (0) 0:00:00.00
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.5 = Timeticks: (0) 0:00:00.00
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.6 = Timeticks: (0) 0:00:00.00
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.7 = Timeticks: (1) 0:00:00.01
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.8 = Timeticks: (1) 0:00:00.01
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.9 = Timeticks: (1) 0:00:00.01
[root@dca2-LinuxES root]#

[ChrisA]

I get the response you are getting when I use the default string of public. It does not work when I change the string in /etc/snmp/snmpd.users.conf. If I try to use the new string in the snmpwalk, I get "Timeout: No response from 127.0.0.1". The command I'm doing is: snmpwalk -v 2c -c xxyyzz 127.0.0.1 1.3.6.1.2.1

If I replace xxyyzz with public, it works. It's like the system is not recognizing the change I made to /etc/snmp/snmpd.users.conf. Again, we're running R62.

[cciesec2006]

Originally Posted by ChrisA

I get the response you are getting when I use the default string of public. It does not work when I change the string in /etc/snmp/snmpd.users.conf. If I try to use the new string in the snmpwalk, I get "Timeout: No response from 127.0.0.1". The command I'm doing is: snmpwalk -v 2c -c xxyyzz 127.0.0.1 1.3.6.1.2.1

If I replace xxyyzz with public, it works. It's like the system is not recognizing the change I made to /etc/snmp/snmpd.users.conf. Again, we're running R62.

did you restart the snmpd service with "service snnmpd restart"?

[ChrisA]

Thank you... that was it!

[FDDIcent]

"This file updated automatically by snmp configuration script"

Does anyone know where this script is? Editing by hand worked fine, but I assume there must be some more elegant way.