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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 5 2007 $
.Dt SNMPD.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm snmpd.conf
.Nd configuration file for the SNMP daemon
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is the configuration file for the
.Xr snmpd 8
daemon.
.Sh SECTIONS
The
.Nm
file is divided into n main sections.
.Bl -tag -width xxxx
.It Sy Macros
User-defined variables may be defined and used later, simplifying the
configuration file.
.It Sy Global Configuration
Global runtime settings for
.Xr snmpd 8 .
.El
.Pp
Comments can be put anywhere in the file using a hash mark
.Pq Sq # ,
and extend to the end of the current line.
.Pp
Additional configuration files can be included with the
.Ic include
keyword, for example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
include "/etc/snmpd.conf.local"
.Ed
.Sh MACROS
Macros can be defined that will later be expanded in context.
Macro names must start with a letter, and may contain letters, digits
and underscores.
Macro names may not be reserved words (for example,
.Ic foo ,
.Ic bar ,
or
.Ic baz ) .
Macros are not expanded inside quotes.
.Pp
For example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
var="blah"
foo $var
.Ed
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/snmpd.conf" -compact
.It Pa /etc/snmpd.conf
Default location of the configuration file.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr snmpd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
file format first appeared in
.Ox 4.3 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Xr snmpd 8
program was written by
.An Reyk Floeter Aq reyk@vantronix.net .