The article describes just the simplest running configuration and how to run SNMPd agent on Linux OS.
Firstly, we need to install SNMP deamon
apt-get install snmpd
Then backup config file and create new
mv /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.orig touch /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
Write basic information into the new /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file
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Note: the file have to be precisely named snmpd.conf, other name, for example snmp.conf does not work
Then edit /etc/default/snmpd for new configuration file and set listen on all interfaces
Change line from:
# snmpd options (use syslog, close stdin/out/err). SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid 127.0.0.1'
To:
# snmpd options (use syslog, close stdin/out/err). #SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid 127.0.0.1' SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -c /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf'
As a last step, restart SNMP daemon:
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
