Re: [nv-l] Teach me to fish

Have you looked at xnmsnmpconf to verify that the community name NetView is using for you is the one you have defined with read access in /etc/snmpd.conf?

James Shanks
Level 3 Support for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and Windows
Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group

"Stamper, Steve" <sstamper AT foremost DOT com>
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08/23/2004 08:45 AM

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Subject	[nv-l] Teach me to fish

I've got a rather strange problem and hopefully someone can give me a clue where to start digging.

I have an AIX 5.1 system that has the NetView agent installed and working just fine. The problem is that I am constantly (6-7 per minute) getting traps (RPT below) from this server. I have run TCPDUMP (external and loopback) and verified that queries with the wrong community string are NOT coming in - hence it something internal to the box. I have disabled the NetView agent and the problem continues. I have disabled SNMP and of course it stops. Hence it's something IN the box.

Any idea how I can start digging into this problem?

Thanks
Steve

=== TRAP.RPT =========================================================
DESCRIPTION : Mon Aug 23 08:38:53 2004 puxbmra1 A IBM Incorrect
Community Name (authenticationFailure Trap)
NOTES :
INFO :
HOSTNAME : puxbmra1
ENTERPRISE : ibm 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.1.3
GENERIC : 4
SPECIFIC : 0
LOGGEDTIME : 08/23/04 08:38:53
SEVERITY : Warning
CATEGORY : Node Configuration Events
SOURCE : Agent (A)