Any Idea on this.... traphandle implementing snmptrapd on nagios

[Subhendu Ghosh]

On Mon, 7 Apr 2003,  Graemann wrote:

> Fellow Nagios User:
> 
> Im configuring my Nagios to receive traps from a remote host using snmptrapd.
> I have the following snmptrapd.conf:
> 
>    traphandle IF-MIB::linkUp /usr/local/nagios/libexec/evenhandlers/submit_check_result MRTGServer "PING" 1 "link UP"

I believe you need to specify the OID not the user friendly form used 
above...

traphandle .1.3.6.1.2.6.3.1.1.5.4 ......


> 
> then when i sent a trap with the following :
> 
>    snmptrap -v 2c -c public localhost SNMPv2-MIB IF-MIB::linkUp
> 
> when i tail my /var/log/messages i am recieving the traps although the
> command submit_check_result is not executed or at least its not
> reflecting in my Nagios alarms.
> 
> But when i execuuted the command 
> 
> /usr/local/nagios/libexec/evenhandlers/submit_check_result MRTGServer "PING" 1 "link UP" 
> 
> my Nagios is showing an alarm. Plus when i change the command to 
> 
> /bin/echo "Link UP" > /tmp/linkstat
> 
> then sent an snmptrap it is excuting the said command.
> 
> What am i doing wrong? any Ideas you can share???
> 
> Thanks in Advance.
> 
> 
> 

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-sg



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