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snmp-server user
Use this command to add a user to an SNMP group, restricting the user to a specific
SNMP Read and a Write View. Use the no form to remove a user from an SNMP
group.
Syntax
snmp-server user username groupname {v1 | v2c | v3 [encrypted]
[auth {md5 | sha} auth-password [priv des56 priv-password]]
no snmp-server user username
• username - Name of user connecting to the SNMP agent. (Range: 1-32
characters)
• groupname - Name of an SNMP group to which the user is assigned.
(Range: 1-32 characters)
• v1 | v2c | v3 - Use SNMP version 1, 2c or 3.
• encrypted - Accepts the password as encrypted input.
• auth - Uses SNMPv3 with authentication.
• md5 | sha - Uses MD5 or SHA authentication.
• auth-password - Authentication password. Enter as plain text if the
encrypted option is not used. Otherwise, enter an encrypted password.
(A minimum of eight characters is required.)
• priv des56 - Uses SNMPv3 with 56-bit DES data encryption.
• priv-password - Privacy password. Enter as plain text if the encrypted
option is not used. Otherwise, enter an encrypted password.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
• The SNMP engine ID is used to compute the authentication/privacy digests
from the password. You should therefore configure the engine ID with the
snmp-server engine-id command before using this configuration command.
• SNMP passwords are localized using the authoritative SNMP engine ID.
Example
show snmp user
Use this command to show information on SNMP users.
Command Mode
Privileged Exec
Console(config)#snmp-server user steve group r&d v3 auth md5 greenpeace
priv des56 einstien
Console(config)#