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[http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html#lbAZ EXTENDING AGENT FUNCTIONALITY]
 
[http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/docs/man/snmpd.conf.html#lbAZ EXTENDING AGENT FUNCTIONALITY]
 
which covers the ''exec'', ''extend'' and ''pass'' methods.
 
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differences between the various methods.
  
 
= External examples =
 
= External examples =

Revision as of 19:05, 13 April 2011

This tutorial is intended as a brief introduction to extending the snmpd agent using shell scripts.

Documentation

Shell scripts are configure in snmpd.conf. The man page for snmpd.conf has a section on EXTENDING AGENT FUNCTIONALITY which covers the exec, extend and pass methods.

There is also a FAQ on the differences between the various methods.

External examples

This article is mostly a place holder at the moment. Until it gets flushed out, here are some external examples we've found on the Internet: