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Editing Fields in Configuration File on Windows
This procedure describes how to edit values in the SNMP configuration file on a Windows system.
Before you begin
Open snmpd.cnf with a text editor.
Editing Configuration File on Windows
The following steps explain how to edit values such as the following in a configuration file:
• sysLocation
• sysContact
• sysName
1 Using the text editor, search for the name of each field you want to change. You will see an entry that looks similar to one of the following:
# Entry type: sysLocation
# Entry format: octetString
# sysLocation "Concord NH"
# Entry type: sysContact
# Entry format: octetString
# sysContact "Joe Smith"
# Entry type: sysName
# Entry format: octetString
# sysName system_74
In the last line of the entry, type the new information that you want to add. Enter character strings inside quotation marks.
2 Save the snmpd.cnf file.
3 Restart the SNMP daemon by opening a Command Prompt window and typing the following:
# net stop snmpdm
After stopping the SNMP daemon, the following messages should be displayed:
# The SNMP EMANATE Master Agent service is stopping.
# The SNMP EMANATE Master Agent service was stopped successfully.
4 From the same Command Prompt window, restart the SNMP daemon by opening a Command Prompt window and typing the following:
# net start snmpdm
After restarting the SNMP daemon, the following message should be displayed:
# The SNMP EMANATE Master Agent service was started successfully.
You do not need to stop and start CSPEventManager and CSPAgent.