/etc/acl.conf

specify permitted operations on a defined SNMP context

Name:

/etc/acl.conf

Description:

The acl.conf file is used to specify what context will be available to an agent and manager. This definition includes what operations will be permitted on this collection of data objects.

The file is in the format:

targetParty sourceParty context privileges

where:

targetParty
Party that a request is sent to (agent).
sourceParty
Party sending the request (manager).
context
Collection of objects that can be viewed by the sourceParty.
privileges
Actions that the source party is allowed to perform.

The privileges that can be specified are:

G
Get
S
Set
U
SNMPv2-Trap
B
GetBulk
N
GetNext
R
Response
I
Inform

For example:

agent_party manager_party agent_context G

The agent acting as agent_party will allow the manager acting as manager_party to do GET operations on the collection of data objects included in the agent_context.

See also:

snmpget, snmpgetnext, snmptest, snmptrapd, snmpwalk

RFC 1065, RFC 1066, RFC 1067, ISO IS 8824 (ASN.1) RFC 1446