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/usr/bin/snmpconf

Network management utilities using SNMP

From net-snmp-tools 5.9.5.2-r12 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running snmpconf -help (exit 0). permalink

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/usr/bin/snmpconf [options] [FILETOCREATE...]
options:
  -f           overwrite existing files without prompting
  -i           install created files into /usr/share/snmp.
  -p           install created files into /tmp/.snmp.
  -I DIR       install created files into DIR.
  -a           Don't ask any questions, just read in current
                   current .conf files and comment them
  -r all|none  Read in all or none of the .conf files found.
  -R file,...  Read in a particular list of .conf files.
  -g GROUP     Ask a series of GROUPed questions.
  -G           List known GROUPs.
  -c conf_dir  use alternate configuration directory.
  -q           run more quietly with less advice.
  -d           turn on debugging output.
  -D           turn on debugging dumper output.
Options (13)
OptionDescriptionSource
-fForce overwriting existing files in the current directory without prompting the user if this is a desired thing to do.help + man
-iWhen finished, install the files into the location where the global system commands expect to find them.help + man
-pWhen finished, install the files into the users home directory's .snmp subdirectory (where the applications will also search for configuration files).help + man
-I DIRWhen finished, install the files into the directory DIRECTORY.help + man
-aDon't ask any questions, just read in current current .conf files and comment themhelp + man
-r all|noneRead in all or none of the .conf files found.help
-R fileRead in a specific list of configuration files.help + man
-g GROUPGroups 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.help + man
-GList all the known groups.help + man
-c conf_dirsnmpconf uses a directory of configuration information to learn about the files and questions that it should be asking.help + man
-qrun more quietly with less advice.help + man
-dTurn on lots of debugging output.help + man
-DAdd even more debugging output in the form of Perl variable dumps.help + man

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