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snmpd.conf configuration

Hi,

I would like to configure snmpd to allow my client, IPMONITOR (from solarwinds) to be able to monitor CPU, DISK and memory on my ubunto box.

I am able to get the client to monitor the ports that are open along with ping, but i am not sure what my configuration should look like for the other monitors or even if it is possible to do with ipmonitor.
One of my config files is below.

my second question is whether it is safe to use snmp over the internet? obviously nothing is safe but an unplugged computer 2km's in the ground, but are other people doing this? and are their known exploits?

my third and final question is: what is a trap?

thanks!

system-group-read-community  public
system-group-write-community  public
read-community  public
write-community  public
trap  localhost.localdomain
trap-community  public
managers  localhost.localdomain

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attractsupport

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Ok,

i have found that snmpd is not started property and i am getting the following error when i look at the logs:
dev snmpd[12621]: netsnmp_assert !"registration != duplicate" failed agent_registry.c:535 netsnmp_subtree_load()

any ideas how to fix this?

attractsupport

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I have managed to configure this as per my requirements on a windows box. i gave up on the linux box.

thanks for your help Tintin with regard to the sercurity