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create snmp user
group that is also created by this command.
Syntax
create snmp user
[by_password auth [md5
16> ]|by_key auth [md5 40>] priv [none | des Description The create snmp user command creates a new SNMP user and adds the user to an SNMP group that is also created by this command. Parameters − An alphanumeric name of up to 32 characters that will identify the new SNMP user. − An alphanumeric name of up to 32 characters that will identify the SNMP group the new SNMP user will be associated with. by_password – Requires the SNMP user to enter a password for authentication and privacy. The password is defined by specifying the auth_password below. This method is recommended. by_key - Requires the SNMP user to enter a encryption key for authentication and privacy. The key is defined by specifying the priv_password below. This method is not recommended. Message integrity − ensures that packets have not been tampered with during transit. Authentication − determines if an SNMP message is from a valid source. Encryption − scrambles the contents of messages to prevent it being viewed by an unauthorized source. encrypted – Specifies that the password will be in an encrypted format. auth [md5|sha] – Initiate an authentication-level setting session. md5 − Specifies that the HMAC-MD5-96 authentication level will be used. sha − Specifies that the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level will be used. − An alphanumeric sting of between 8 and 20 characters that will be used to authorize the agent to receive packets for the host. des
− An alphanumeric string of between 8 and 16 characters that will be used to encrypt the contents of messages the host sends to the agent. Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command. Example usage: