24.6.2. Running the Net-SNMP Daemon
The net-snmp package contains
snmpd, the SNMP Agent Daemon. This section provides information on how to start, stop, and restart the snmpd service, and shows how to enable it in a particular runlevel. For more information on the concept of runlevels and how to manage system services in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in general, see Chapter 12, Services and Daemons.
24.6.2.1. Starting the Service
To run the
snmpd service in the current session, type the following at a shell prompt as root:
servicesnmpdstart
To configure the service to be automatically started at boot time, use the following command:
chkconfigsnmpdon
This will enable the service in runlevel 2, 3, 4, and 5. Alternatively, you can use the Service Configuration utility as described in Section 12.2.1.1, “Enabling and Disabling a Service”.
24.6.2.2. Stopping the Service
To stop the running
snmpd service, type the following at a shell prompt as root:
servicesnmpdstop
To disable starting the service at boot time, use the following command:
chkconfigsnmpdoff
This will disable the service in all runlevels. Alternatively, you can use the Service Configuration utility as described in Section 12.2.1.1, “Enabling and Disabling a Service”.
24.6.2.3. Restarting the Service
To restart the running
snmpd service, type the following at a shell prompt:
servicesnmpdrestart
This will stop the service and start it again in quick succession. To only reload the configuration without stopping the service, run the following command instead:
servicesnmpdreload
This will cause the running
snmpd service to reload the configuration.
Alternatively, you can use the Service Configuration utility as described in Section 12.2.1.2, “Starting, Restarting, and Stopping a Service”.
