Dave Shield wrote: > On 21/05/07, M L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I ran into the following issue while using "snmpstatus": >> >> ./snmpstatus -v 3 -u c -a MD5 -A 1234Qwer 10.10.10.10 >> >> This will return as authentication failed. I used -D flag and noticed that >> defaultAuthType is noAuthNoPriv, but -a flag should overide this. > > No - the '-a' flag sets the authentication protocol to use (MD5 or SHA) > It does not affect the security level of the request.
That's how it is, but it wouldn't be too unreasonable for our tools to at least issue a warning if e.g. -a/-A are specified on the command-line for an noAuthNoPriv request, IMHO. +Thomas -- Thomas Anders (thomas.anders at blue-cable.de) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [email protected] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
