Ubuntu SNMP Client Setup

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  1. Install SNMPD

    joe@cmlin02:/etc/snmp# sudo apt-get install snmp snmpd
  2. Backup original config

    joe@cmlin02:/etc/snmp# sudo mv /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.orig
  3. Create new config

    joe@cmlin02:/etc/snmp# sudo vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
rocommunity	mycommunity
syslocation	"office rack, large server"
syscontact	joe@smithinc.com
  4. Add this config file to be loaded. Comment out old line & add new.

    joe@cmlin02:/etc/snmp# sudo vi /etc/default/snmpd
...
# snmpd options (use syslog, close stdin/out/err).
#SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid 127.0.0.1'
SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -c /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf'
...
  5. Restart

    joe@cmlin02:/etc/snmp# sudo /etc/init.d/snmpd restart
  6. Test

    joe@cmlin02:/etc/snmp# snmpwalk -v 1 -c mycommunity -O e cmlin02