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diff --git a/local/snmpconf.dir/snmpd-data/extending b/local/snmpconf.dir/snmpd-data/extending new file mode 100644 index 0000000..039b103 --- /dev/null +++ b/local/snmpconf.dir/snmpd-data/extending @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +title Extending the Agent +description You can extend the snmp agent to have it return information +description that you yourself define. + +token exec +info run a simple command using exec() +info arguments: [oid] name /path/to/executable arguments +question 1 The OID where the results table should be display [default=extTable] +question 2 The "name" to associate with this command when displaying the results. +question 3 The path to the program to be run. +question 4 The arguments to pass to $3 + +token pass +info Run a command that intepretes the request for an entire tree. +info The pass program defined here will get called for all +info requests below a certain point in the mib tree. It is then +info responsible for returning the right data beyond that point. +info # +info arguments: miboid program +info # +info example: pass .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.255 /path/to/local/passtest +info # +info See the snmpd.conf manual page for further information. +info # +info Consider using "pass_persist" for a performance increase. +question 1 The OID where the script should take control of +question 2 The path to the program that should be called + +token pass_persist +info Run a persistant process that intepretes the request for an entire tree. +info The pass program defined here will get called for all +info requests below a certain point in the mib tree. It is then +info responsible for returning the right data beyond that point. +info The pass_persist scripts must be able to stay running and accept input +info from stdin. +info # +info arguments: miboid program +info # +info example: pass_persist .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.255 /path/to/local/pass_persisttest +info # +info See the snmpd.conf manual page for further information. +steal pass + +token proxy +info Proxy requests to an external agent running somewhere else +info This passes all requests for a certain point of the mib tree to +info an external agent using snmp requests and then returning the +info results to the caller that spoke to our agent. +info arguments: [snmpcmd args] host oid [remoteoid] +question 1 Enter the "snmpcmd" arguments that specify how to talk to the remote host +question 2 The host you want to pass the requests to +qusetion 3 The oid that we should pass beyond +question 4 The oid of the remote site that we should talk to if different from $3 + +token sh +info run a simple command using system() +info arguments: [oid] name command arguments +info similar to exec, but implemented using system() instead of exec() +info # +info For security reasons, exec should be preferred. +steal exec + +token dlmod +info dynamically extend the agent using a shared-object +info arguments: module-name module-path +question 1 Enter the name of the module +question 2 Enter the path to the $1 module + |