14.3. Configuring SNMP on Fedora

Problem

You need to make sure SNMP is operating correctly before you configure MRTG. What's a good basic configuration, and how do you test it?

Solution

Start it manually with this command:

	# /etc/init.d/snmpd start

To have it start automatically at boot, use chkconfig:

	# chkconfig  snmpd on
	# chkconfig --list snmpd
	snmpd   0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off

snmpd is controlled via the usual startup scripts:

	/etc/init.d/snmpd {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|reload}

Now, you can go back to the previous recipe, and follow the steps there.

Discussion

This is a bare bones SNMP configuration that allows you to get MRTG up and running with a minimum of fuss, and to reduce the number of potential complications. See the Discussion in Recipe 14.2 for information on configuration options.

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