How to set an exact engineID for snmpd
Issue
- There is limited
engineIDmodification parameters which are outlined in thesnmpd.confman page.SNMP v3requires anSNMPagent to define a uniqueengineIDin order to respond toSNMP v3requests. ThisIDwill normally be determined automatically, using a combination of a pseudorandom number and the current time, in seconds. This generated value is then stored in the/var/lib/net-snmp/snmpd.conffile in hexadecimal format, identified asoldEngineID. This is the recommended approach however, there is limited ability to modify how theengineID'sare built.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- net-snmp
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