Re: URGENT: help with overriding the value for sysObjectID.0

Dave Shield wrote:
> 
>         [ First - *please* don't mail me privately, without copying
>          any responses to the mailing list.  I don't have the time
>          or inclination to offer private, unpaid, SNMP consultancy.
>          Keep discussions to the list, where others can both learn
>          and offer advice.  Thanks.   ]
> 

Very, Very Sorry - I thought I had replied to the list. (rends garment, 
heaps ashes on head ). 

> > > Why not use the configure directive that's specifically provided
> > > for this purpose?
> 
> > >        sysdescr STRING
> > >        sysobjectid OID
> > >           Sets the system description or object ID for the agent.
> 
> > I'm working against ucd-snmp, version 4.1.2 .
> 
> That is a *very* old version - dating from about four years ago.
> A *LOT* has changed  has changed in the meantime, including
> some fairly major security fixes.
>    I'd strongly suggest you look at upgrading.
> 

I'd love to. Can't. Tied to distro. 

Security is not at issue - the device in question will be on a
closed loop. I will again emphasise this with the responsible
parties, though. 

> > When I add the line
> >
> >     sysobjectid 1.3.6....
> >
> > to the conf file (right after the sysdescr line ), I get "unknown token:
> > sysobjectid".
> 
> Yup.
> That directive was added in December 2002, and is only supported
> in version 5.0.7 and later.  The 4.x line doesn't recognise it.
> 

That explains it, then. 

> > This 4.1.2 is the ported version for uClinux on an Arcturus
> > coldfire eval board.
> 
> Did you have to make many code changes to get it to run on uClinux?

No, somebody else did. I may actually port it when I have the time, but
this is part of the hardware vendor's  uClinux distro. There's nothing
very magical about the distro, it's just a matter of successfully 
cloning the linker options from something that works, but I have
learning curve thataway. 

I spent a significant amount of time trying to get 5.1.x up. No joy,
no build. Linker problems. Nothing intractable, but 
use of 4.1.2 was dictated by time constraints. 

When I get some time freed up, I'll take anbother stab at it. 

> If you could feed back any necessary patches, we could try to include
> them in the main source code.

I would much rather devote any such time to whatever's top of branch. 

And I profusely apologize again for the error in etiquette, and
thanks, Dave. 

> 
> Dave


--
Les Cargill


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