Re: OID var type spec for extensions

On 12/05/07, Nicholas Ritter <[email protected]> wrote:
> When extending the snmp agent using exec and pass statements in SNMP conf,
> is it possible to specify the variable type that the data will be stored as?

The "exec" (and "extend") directives are intended to provide a simple way of
reporting the output of arbitrary commands - which typically know nothing about
SNMP at all.  The structure of this output is described in the
relevant MIB files.
This structure is fixed - it's not possible to change the variable types.

The "pass" directive is intended to provide a way to script arbitrary
MIB objects.
The API for the pass-through script includes specifying the OID, type and value
for the requested value.  See snmpd.conf(5) for details.

Dave

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