NAME
snmptrapfmt - Receive and log SNMP trap messages from a trap handler.
SYNOPSIS
snmptrapfmt [-d num] [-D] [-f cfgfile]
DESCRIPTION
Snmptrapfmt receives SNMP trap data through a local pipe. The trap data
is written to this pipe by a SNMP trap handler which is called by
snmptrapd (configuration is done in /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf) during
the installation if this package. Snmptrapfmt formats the received
trap data according to the specifications in the configuration file
/etc/snmp/snmptrapfmt.conf (see this file for the syntax). The output
of the snmptrapfmt application may be written to a log file or
forwarded to the syslog daemon.
The option -d 1 should be specified to enable tracing. Trace
information is then written to the file /var/tmp/snmptrapfmt.trc.
If the option -f cfgfile is given, the output of the daemon is
configured via the mentioned configuration file. If this option is not
specified, a default output format is used.
If the option -D is given, the the program will daemonize into the
background.
The syntax of the configuration file is explained in
/etc/snmp/snmptrapfmt.conf !
FILES
/etc/init.d/snmptrapfmt is the start/stop script.
/etc/snmp/snmptrapfmt.conf is the configuration file.
/var/run/snmptrapfmt.pid is the PID file.
/etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf is the configuration file of the snmptrapd
daemon, which calls the trap handler snmptrapfmthdlr.
/usr/sbin/snmptrapfmt is the executable of the application.
/usr/sbin/snmptrapfmthdlr is the executable of the trap handler.
/var/run/snmptrapfmt.p is the communication pipe between the trap
handler snmptrapfmthdlr and the formatter snmptrapfmt.
/var/tmp/snmptrapfmt.trc is the trace file if the option -d is
specified.
/var/log/snmptrapfmt.log is the log file as specified in the
configuration file.
SEE ALSO
snmptrapfmthdlr(8), syslog(8), variables(5), RFC 1155, RFC 1156, RFC
1157, SNMP Security Internet Drafts