Configuration files
There are two configuration files that hold user data.
The mttrapd.conf file resides in the directory specified by the ConfPath property. You use this file to add the identities of new users (endpoints) that are authorized to send traps and informs to the probe. This is known as the non-persistent configuration file.
The probe also uses a persistent version of the mttrapd.conf file. It contains hashed values of the contents of the non-persistent versions of the mttrapd.conf file. This file is also named mttrapd.conf, but resides in the directory specified by the PersistentDir property, and is known as the persistent configuration file. You do not edit this file, and make changes only to the non-persistent configuration file.
The way the probe uses these files depends on the settings of various properties. By default, the probe detects whether there are changes made to the non-persistent configuration file, uses the results to replace the user entries in the persistent file. For more information on how the probe uses these configuration files, see Defining the startup behavior, and in Using the automatic detection facility.
- To create the initial, persistent configuration file, edit the non-persistent configuration file and then start the probe.
- Ensure that the ConfPath and PersistentDir properties refer to separate directories.
- Use the host operating system's file protection facilities to ensure that the ConfPath and PersistentDir directories are adequately secured.