LINUX - How do I enable SNMP on Ubuntu

May 10, 2020 · 1 min read · SNMP Ubuntu ·

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Run the following commands on the terminal:

Note

This guide is for written for Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS

Run the following commands on the terminal:

Update all packages and Install SNMP:

1sudo apt-get update
2sudo apt-get install snmpd

Edit snmpd.conf with text editor of your choice, I will be using nano, as this is an easy editor

1sudo nano /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

Configure agentAddress:

1agentAddress udp:161,udp6:[::1]:161

This will set the server to listen on all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses (remove the ‘#’ in front of the agentAddress, to enable it!) To bind it to a specific IP address use (ex.):

1agentAddress udp:192.168.1.5:161

Configure rocommunity:

1rocommunity public

Change “public” to your community name Restart the SNMPD service:

1sudo service snmpd restart

Check that SNMPD is started OK with this:

1sudo service snmpd status