SNMP Setup on Ubuntu
This guide will showcase installing SNMP on an Ubuntu system.
Update system packages
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Install SNMP package
sudo apt-get install snmpd
Configure agent listener
Open /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
in the editor of your choice and edit the agentAddress
section. Also remove the #
in front for it to take effect
Configure community string
Open /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
in the editor of your choice and edit the rocommunity
section.
set public
to an alternative community name if needed