Then net-snmp agent will not the set the values which has been sent by
"set" commands if the object value is configured in snmpd.conf file.
following series of command to show it.
cat /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
....
syscontact admin
.....
[root@localhost ~]# snmpget -c public localhost sysContact.0
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: admin
after commenting the line syscontact
restart the snmpd server
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl restart snmpd
[root@localhost ~]# snmpget -c public localhost sysContact.0
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: root@localhost
root@localhost is the default one
set the syscontat string
[root@localhost ~]# snmpset -c private localhost sysContact.0 s
"adminstrator"
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: adminstrator
[root@localhost ~]# snmpget -c public localhost sysContact.0
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: adminstrator
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 2:56 PM, Pushpa Thimmaiah <
pushpa.thimma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jayashankar,
>
> Yes. It should. However, I havenot verified.
>
> Thanks,
> Pushpa.T
>
> On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 11:14 AM, jayshankar nair <
> jayshankar.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Pushpa,
>>
>> I was wondering whether commenting sysContact.0 in snmpd.conf file will
>> make it writeable again. Hence snmpset will execute successfully.
>>
>> Please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jayshankar
>>
>> On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Pushpa Thimmaiah <
>> pushpa.thimma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jayshankar,
>>>
>>> Because system.sysContact.0 is read-only. snmpd.conf on your device
>>> could have directive 'sysContact'.
>>> snmpd.conf manpage says that specifying sysContact directives in
>>> snmpd.conf makes the corresponding object read-only, and attempts to SET
>>> it will result in a *notWritable* error response.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Pushpa.T
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:55 AM, jayshankar nair <
>>> jayshankar.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am testing snmpset with snmpv3 rwuser myuser2. I am getting the below
>>>> errors.
>>>>
>>>> snmpset -v 3 -u myuser2 -l authNoPriv -a MD5 -A my_password
>>>> localhost system.sysContact.0 s d...@noc.rut‐gers.edu
>>>> Error in packet.
>>>> Reason: notWritable (That object does not support modification)
>>>> Failed object: SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0
>>>>
>>>> snmpget works fine.
>>>> SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: Alice.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jayshankar
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 4:08 AM, Wes Hardaker <
>>>> harda...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Jan-Philipp Schollbach" <j.schollb...@gmx.ch> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> > I configured by snmpd an v3 User with the command -->
>>>>> > sudo net-snmp-create-v3-user -ro -A 11111111 -a SHA -X 22222222 -x
>>>>> AES trap1111
>>>>>
>>>>> Was the snmpd agent running when you ran that command? It actually
>>>>> can't be. To add new users via the CLI, you need to stop the agent,
>>>>> run
>>>>> the command, and then restart it.
>>>>>
>>>>> (once you have an initial user configured, you can use snmpusm command
>>>>> to add new users to a live agent)
>>>>> --
>>>>> Wes Hardaker
>>>>> USC/ISI
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