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 variables(5) .
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 |
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.