NAME
snmpset - communicates with a network entity using
SNMP SET requests
SYNOPSIS
snmpset [COMMON OPTIONS] OID TYPE VALUE
[OID TYPE VALUE]...
DESCRIPTION
snmpset is an SNMP application that uses
the SNMP SET request to set information on a network entity. One or
more object identifiers (OIDs) must be given as arguments on the
command line. A type and a value to be set must accompany each
object identifier. Each variable name is given in the format
specified in .
The TYPE is a single character, one of:
-
- i
- INTEGER
- u
- UNSIGNED
- s
- STRING
- x
- HEX STRING
- d
- DECIMAL STRING
- n
- NULLOBJ
- o
- OBJID
- t
- TIMETICKS
- a
- IPADDRESS
- b
- BITS
Most of these will use the obvious corresponding
ASN.1 type. value, and the 'u' unsigned type is also used for
handling Gauge32 values.
If you have the proper MIB file loaded, you can, in most cases,
replace the type with an '=' sign. For an object of type OCTET
STRING this will assume a string like the 's' type notation. For
other types it will do "The Right Thing".
For example:
snmpset -c private -v 1 test-hub system.sysContact.0 s dpz@noc.rutgers.edu
ip.ipforwarding.0 = 2
will set the variables sysContact.0 and ipForwarding.0:
system.sysContact.0 = STRING: "dpz@noc.rutgers.edu"
ip.ipForwarding.0 = INTEGER: not-forwarding(2)
If the network entity has an error processing the request
packet, an error packet will be returned and a message will be
shown, helping to pinpoint in what way the request was malformed.
OPTIONS
snmpset takes the common options described
in the snmpcmd(1)
manual page.
SEE ALSO
snmpcmd(1),
variables(5).