Receiving "authorizationError (access denied to that object)" When Attempting to snmpwalk Using SNMPv3

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Issue

When attempting to snmpwalk using SNMPv3, the following error occurs:

Error in packet.
Reason: authorizationError (access denied to that object)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2
  • net-snmp-5.5-37.el6_2.1.x86_64
  • net-snmp-libs-5.5-37.el6_2.1.x86_64
  • net-snmp-utils-5.5-37.el6_2.1.x86_64

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