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-rw-r--r--etc/snmpd.config15
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/etc/snmpd.config b/etc/snmpd.config
index bc8b02c..a8c8e0d 100644
--- a/etc/snmpd.config
+++ b/etc/snmpd.config
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ trapport := 162
# Change this!
read := "public"
+# Uncomment line 42 that sets the community string to enable write access.
write := "geheim"
trap := "mytrap"
@@ -25,8 +26,20 @@ trap := "mytrap"
begemotSnmpdDebugDumpPdus = 2
begemotSnmpdDebugSyslogPri = 7
+#
+# Set the read and write communities.
+#
+# The default value of the community strings is NULL (note, that this is
+# different from the empty string). This disables both read and write access.
+# To enable read access only the read community string must be set. Setting
+# the write community string enables both read and write access with that
+# string.
+#
+# Be sure to understand the security implications of SNMPv2 - the community
+# strings are readable on the wire!
+#
begemotSnmpdCommunityString.0.1 = $(read)
-begemotSnmpdCommunityString.0.2 = $(write)
+# begemotSnmpdCommunityString.0.2 = $(write)
begemotSnmpdCommunityDisable = 1
# open standard SNMP ports
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