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

4th Berkeley Distribution                       19 DECEMBER 2002                                  SNMPTRAPFMT(8)