Erik Schoenfelder wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sheng> I am a beginner of scotty.
> Sheng> the program is very sample ( only 3 lines) :
>
> Sheng> #!/home/wangs/scotty/bin/scotty2.1.10
> Sheng> set sh [snmp session -address 138.203.192.27]
> Sheng> $sh set [list [list sysContact.0 "Bert Nase"] ]
>
> Sheng> the error message is :
>
> Sheng> noSuchName 1 {1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4.0 {OCTET STRING} {Bert Nase}}
> Sheng> while executing
> Sheng> "$sh set [list [list sysContact.0 "Bert Nase"] ]
> Sheng> "
> Sheng> who can tell me what is the problem?
>
> it seems the agent rejects the set request du to a wrong community
> string.
>
> because you try to set the sysContact to `Bert Nase' (which i really
> appreciate ;-), i assume you are running the cmu snmpd for linux.
>
> check if and what community you use for set requests in
> /etc/snmpd.conf:
>
> > #
> > # community configuration
> > #
> > # commName readV writeV
> > #
> > community public xmini -
> > ## uncomment for private entry:
> > community secret42 mini mini
>
> this example should allow set requests with the community string
> secret42 .
>
> please check which community string is needed and use this community
> string within your scotty command; eg:
>
> > % set sh [snmp session -address 138.203.192.27 -community secret42]
>
> i hope this helps,
> Erik
Really thank you for suggestion.
I still wander why the error status is "noSuchName (2)". I just suppose
it should be "readOnly(4)".
Regards,
Sheng
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