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Mttrapd probe: Invalid EngineID argument

Troubleshooting


Problem

After configuring the Mttrapd probe to accept SNMP v3 traps by adding the createUser command to the mttrapd.conf file, receive an error that the engine id is invalid.

Symptom

This error message in the mttrapd log file

2011-09-28T14:34:57: Error: E-UNK-000-000: SNMP Message (priority=3):

/opt/netcool/omnibus/var/mttrapd.conf: line 30: Error: invalid EngineID argument to -e

2011-09-28T14:34:57: Error: E-UNK-000-000: SNMP Message (priority=3):

net-snmp: 1 error(s) in config file(s)

[{"Product":{"code":"SSSHTQ","label":"Tivoli Netcool\/OMNIbus"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"SNMP Probe","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"}],"Version":"7.4.0;7.3.1;7.3.0;8.1.0","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 May 2025

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