Using Net-SNMP configuration files

The netsnmp subagent can read and use an existing snmpd configuration file to load and configure extensions.

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Table 1 lists the snmpd configuration directives that the subagent can interpret.

Table 1. Supported snmpd configuration directives
Configuration directive	Action taken by the netsnmp subagent
`dlmod`	Load the specified Net-SNMP extension. Note: The subagent does not activate any loaded extensions. You must explicitly activate any loaded extensions using the `netsnmp activate` command.
`rocommunity`	Assign the read-only (`ro`) privilege to the specified OID tree.
`rwcommunity`	Assign the read/create (`rc`) privilege to the specified OID tree.
`trap2sink`	Create an `agentTrapDestTable` row for SNMPv2 Traps.
`trapcommunity`	Set the `agentTrapDestCommunity` to the community specified when creating `agentTrapDestTable` rows.
`trapsink`	Create an `agentTrapDestTable` row for SNMPv1 Traps.

To read an snmpd configuration file, use the command:

netsnmp configure config_file

where config_file is the path and filename of the snmpd configuration file.

Tip: You must activate any extensions loaded from an snmpd configuration file using the netsnmp activate command.