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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.3 User's Guide

Changing The SNMP Community Name

Configuring the SNMP community name determines which management stations are able to manage your system through SNMP. The SNMP community name used by management applications must match the SNMP community name configured on the system running Server Administrator,, so the management applications can retrieve the management information from Server Administrator.

To change the default SNMP community name used for retrieving management information from a system running Server Administrator:

  1. Open the SNMP agent configuration file, /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.
  2. Find the line that reads: rocommunity public 127.0.0.1.
  3. Edit this line by replacing public with the new SNMP community name. When edited, the new line should read: rocommunity community_name 127.0.0.1.
  4. To enable SNMP configuration changes, restart the SNMP agent by typing: /etc/init.d/snmpd restart.

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