Re: noob v3 authentication question

2013-08-12 Thread Wes Hardaker
Joe Dougherty writes: > Thanks Mike. Makes sense that username and password must match. I also > have a requirement to change passwords periodically. Can I change the > agent password remotely via the management engine? If that is possible > i assume there is an ordering dependency where the agen

Re: noob v3 authentication question

2013-07-31 Thread Joe Dougherty
then the management end is changed as the last step? Thanks again, Joe From: Mike Gibson To: Joe Dougherty Cc: "net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net" Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 5:39 PM Subject: Re: noob v3 authentication question The auth

Re: noob v3 authentication question

2013-07-31 Thread Mike Gibson
The authentication credentials on the managers have to match whatever the agent has configured. For example: For agent using SHA auth with v3 username "v3user" and auth password "v3password". Manager: snmpget -v 3 -l authNoPriv -u v3user -a SHA -A v3password sysContact.0 On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 a

noob v3 authentication question

2013-07-31 Thread Joe Dougherty
I am planning a system with a manager and several agents machines. I want to use snmpv3 authentication. If I change the authkey on management machine, do I lose ability to communicate with agents? IOW, do authkeys have to match on all engines? If so, can I change the authkey of agents remotely?