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Wes at 22:00, 27 December 2007

2007-12-27T22:00:26Z

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== Question ==

How can I configure the SNMPv3 contextEngineID or the contextName?

== Answer ==

=== In the Clients ===

The clients can use the -N switch to specify the ''contextName'' they wish to use, or the -E switch to specify the contextEngineID they wish to use.

The [[snmp.conf]] configuration token ''defaultContext'' can also be used to specify the ''contextName'' that should be used by default.

=== In the Agent ===

The contextName used inside the agent (which is what I assume you're
talking about) is always the default context name, which is an empty
string. The default contextEngineID is the same as the security engine
ID for USM.

You can have modules coded to register under different contextNames, but
there isn't a configuration method to change the context of the entire
agent.

Contexts were really designed to allow talking through an agent to a
remote device. You can also use them to distinguish overlapping data. For example, the [[snmptrapd]] application registers itself as a subagent using the [[AgentX]] protocol underneath the main agent. Because the snmptrapd program also has a user table, it would conflict with the main agent's usmUserTable. So, the snmptrapd subagent registers its own usmUserTable under the context "snmptrapd" instead.

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 Contexts were really designed to allow talking through an agent to a
 remote device.  You can also use them to distinguish overlapping data.  For example, the [[snmptrapd]] application registers itself as a subagent using the [[AgentX]] protocol underneath the main agent.  Because the snmptrapd program also has a user table, it would conflict with the main agent's usmUserTable.  So, the snmptrapd subagent registers its own usmUserTable under the context "snmptrapd" instead.
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Dts12: Link to relevant FAQ entry

Wes at 22:00, 27 December 2007