Re: How to change default MIB directory location?

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I am currently using the mibs-for-dummies configuration to generate my NetSnmp code since I was told this configuration hides most of the NetSnmp internal processing from the user. As a result, I have not updated the code to call the "init_mib()" routine so I am not sure what that is.

I would be more interested in knowing why the "--with-mibdirs" configure option does nto work and why adding the "mibdirs" line to the snmp.conf does not work either.


Erik Earle <erikearle@yahoo.com> wrote: don't use init_mib()

call add_mibdir() and then init_mib_internals()
instead.

This is what init_mib() actually does using the
environment vars as args to add_mibdir().

look at the man page for mib_api for more info.



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Need Help <snmpnoob@yahoo.com> wrote: I understand the default directory to look for MIB files is the following:

/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs


However, I would like to change this to another location. If I set the MIBDIRS environment variable as follows, then I can get it to find the MIB file in a new provided location:


export MIBDIRS= +"/export/home/myname/snmp/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs"


However, I do not want to use the environment variable to make this setting, so I tried the following two setups but nothing worked:


a) I tried including the following option in the "configure" command:

--with-mibdirs="/export/home/myname/snmp/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs"


b) I tried setting the following in the "snmp.conf" file:

mibdirs /export/home/myname/snmp/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs


Question:

Why does (a) and (b) not work for me?

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<br>I am currently using the mibs-for-dummies configuration to generate my NetSnmp code since I was told this configuration hides most of the NetSnmp internal processing from the user.&nbsp; As a result, I have not updated the code to call the "init_mib()" routine so I am not sure what that is. &nbsp; <br><br>I would be more interested in knowing why the "--with-mibdirs" configure option does nto work and why adding the "mibdirs" line to the snmp.conf does not work either.<br> <br> <br><b><i>Erik Earle &lt;erikearle@yahoo.com&gt;</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> don't use init_mib()<br><br>call add_mibdir() and then init_mib_internals()<br>instead.<br><br>This is what init_mib() actually does using the<br>environment vars as args to add_mibdir().<br><br>look at the man page for mib_api for more info.<br><br><br>
<br>______________________________________________ ______________________________________<br>Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. <br>Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.<br>http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html<br></blockquote><br><br><b><i>Need Help &lt;snmpnoob@yahoo.com&gt;</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I understand the default directory to look for MIB files is the following:<br><br>&nbsp; /usr/local/share/snmp/mibs<br><br><br>However, I would like to change this to another location.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I set the MIBDIRS environment variable as follows, then I can get it to find the MIB file in a new provided location:<br><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; export MIBDIRS= +"/export/home/myname/snmp/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs"<br><br><br>However, I do not want to use the environment variable to make this setting, so I tried the following two setups but
nothing worked:<br><br><br>a) I tried including the following option in the "configure" command:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; --with-mibdirs="/export/home/myname/snmp/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs"<br>&nbsp;<br><br>b) I tried setting the following in the "snmp.conf" file:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mibdirs&nbsp; /export/home/myname/snmp/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs<br><br><br>Question:<br><br>Why does (a) and (b) not work for me?<br><br>**NOTE:&nbsp; I am not using "snmpd" to start the agent, but rather I am starting a specialized agent called "ocStbHostAVInterfaceTable".&nbsp; Is this a problem ... or should two options above still work regardless?<div> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48516/*ht...invite.asp?a=7 hot CTA = Join Yahoo!'s user panel
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