setsnmp(8)
System Administration 225
addv3traphost Enables the SNMP agent to send SNMPv3 traps or informs to the
desired host. An authentication protocol must be chosen. Valid
protocols are:
MD5 = Uses the MD5 algorithm for authentication
SHA = Uses SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) for authentication
The encryption protocol used in all communication is DES (Data
Encryption Standard). If the password option is not used, you
will be prompted for a password. Passwords will be read but not
echoed to the screen. addv3traphost takes the following
options:
-a authentication-password
Sets the authentication password. Must be equal to or greater than 8
characters.
-e encryption-password
Sets the encryption password.
-i
Asks for an acknowledgment from the receiving host.
-n engine_id
Sets identifier of the local agent sending the trap. It can be the
engine ID of the local SNMP agent or not but it must match the
engine ID expected by the receiving host. Must start with “0x”and
should consist of even hexadecimal characters or you will get an
error.
-p trap-port
ID of the trap port. Default value is 162.
-r authentication-protocol
Sets the authentication protocol.
traphost
Host name of the trap host.
-u username
Specifies a valid user name.