The encrypted user is placed in the persistent data file.
You can remove this line from snmpd.conf after the user is created, and use snmpusm to clone it for new accounts. ==ml On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 05:31:09AM +0000, Uma Mohandoss via Net-snmp-users wrote: > Hi, > > Net-snmp 5.8, user creation does not encrypt password. Password stored in > plain text under /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf. > > Eg. (snippet from snmpd.conf) > createUser u1 SHA watchThis123 AES watchThis123 > group COMMON usm u1 > > Need help/patch to encrypt password. > > Thanks, > Uma Mohandoss > > > _______________________________________________ > Net-snmp-users mailing list > Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users -- Michael W. Lucas https://mwl.io/ author of: Absolute OpenBSD, SSH Mastery, git commit murder, Immortal Clay, PGP & GPG, Absolute FreeBSD, etc, etc, etc... _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
