Ubuntu SNMP install and configuration

By EssingtonITS team · 7 November 2022

Learn how to install and configure SNMP on Ubuntu, including backing up and creating a new configuration file, setting community strings, and starting the SNMPD service.

Installing SNMPD

apt-get install snmpd -y

Backup the Existing snmpd.conf File

mv /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.old

Create a New snmpd.conf File

Use the following configuration:

# Change public below to your preferred SNMP community string
com2sec readonly  default         public
group MyROGroup v2c        readonly
view all    included  .1                               80
access MyROGroup ""      any       noauth    exact  all    none   none
sysLocation Rack, Room, Building, City, Country [GPSX,Y]
sysContact Your Name 
#Distro Detection
extend .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.7890.1 distro /usr/bin/distro

Install LibreNMS Distro

curl -o /usr/bin/distro https://raw.githubusercontent.com/librenms/librenms-agent/master/snmp/distro
chmod +x /usr/bin/distro

Start SNMPD Service

service snmpd restart

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