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## NAME
       snmpconf - creates and modifies SNMP configuration files

## SYNOPSIS
       **snmpconf** [OPTIONS] [fileToCreate]

       Start with:
              **snmpconf** -g basic_setup

       Or even just:
              **snmpconf**

## DESCRIPTION
       **snmpconf**  is a simple Perl script that walks you through setting up a configuration file step
       by step.  It should be fairly straight forward to use.  Merely run it and  answer  its  ques‐
       tions.

       In its default mode of operation, it prompts the user with menus showing sections of the var‐
       ious configuration files it knows about.  When the user selects  a  section,  a  sub-menu  is
       shown  listing of the descriptions of the tokens that can be created in that section.  When a
       description is selected, the user is prompted with questions that construct the configuration
       line in question.

       Finally, when the user quits the program any configuration files that have been edited by the
       user are saved to the local directory, fully commented.

       A particularly useful option is the **-g** switch, which walks a user through a specific  set  of
       configuration questions.  Run:

              snmpconf -g basic_setup

       for an example.

## OPTIONS
### -f
               if this is a desired thing to do.

### -i
               expect to find them.

### -p
               (where the applications will also search for configuration files).

### -I
               When finished, install the files into the directory _DIRECTORY_.

### -a
               write  them  back out again.  This has the effect of "auto-commenting" the configura‐
               tion files for you.  See the **NEAT** **TRICKS** section below.

### -r
               Read in either all or none of  the  found  configuration  files.   Normally  **snmpconf**
               prompts  you  for  which  files  you wish to read in.  Reading in these configuration
               files will merge these files with the results of the questions that it asks of you.

### -R
               Read in a specific list of configuration files.

### -g
               Groups of configuration entries can be created that  can  be  used  to  walk  a  user
               through  a series of questions to create an initial configuration file.  There are no
               menus to navigate, just a list of questions.  Run:

                      snmpconf -g basic_setup

               for a good example.

### -G

### -c
               **snmpconf** uses a directory of configuration information to learn about the  files  and
               questions  that  it  should be asking.  This option tells **snmpconf** to use a different
               location for configuring itself.

### -q
               this  option  since  it  only removes information from the output that is designed to
               help you.

### -d

### -D

## NEAT TRICKS
       snmpconf -g basic_setup
              Have I mentioned this command enough yet?  It's designed to walk  someone  through  an
              initial setup for the [_snmpd(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/snmpd/8/markdown)_ daemon.  Really, you should try it.

       snmpconf -R /usr/local/snmp/snmpd.conf -a -f snmpd.conf
              Automatically  reads in an snmpd.conf file (for example) and adds comments to them de‐
              scribing what each token does.  Try it.  It's cool.

## NOTES
       **snmpconf** is actually a very generic utility that could be easily configured to help construct
       just  about  any kind of configuration file.  Its default configuration set of files are SNMP
       based.

## SEE ALSO
       [snmpd(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/snmpd/8/markdown), [snmp_config(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/snmpconfig/5/markdown), [snmp.conf(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/snmp.conf/5/markdown), [snmpd.conf(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/snmpd.conf/5/markdown)



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