Re: usmUserSpinLock - is it optional for the managers to use ?

>>>>> "SB" == Sasidevi Buchupalli <Buchupalli> writes:

SB> May be it is a more general SNMP question than a net-snmp question.

That's ok (unless the questions get really complex) ;-)

SB> Is using usmUserSpinLock mandatory? Based on the RFC, it is an advisory
SB> lock, which probably means it is recommended but not necessary. We are
SB> in a situation, where the manager doesn't use it. But the agent is
SB> failing if the manager doesn't include it in the requests for creating
SB> entries or modifying entries in the USM table. What is the right
SB> behavior?

The agent should not be requiring the usage of the lock.  It is optional
for managers to use it and it is "advisory" as you state.  The agent is
in the wrong here.

<soapbox>
However, IMHO, it probably should have been mandatory.
</soapbox>
-- 
Wes Hardaker
Sparta, Inc.

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