Re: snmpd exec issue

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On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Leandro <ingrogger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello guys , I was trying to get a command output from my Centos 6 server
> using the snmpd "exec" section.
>
> The line added to  snmpd.conf id:
>
> exec get_whitelist  /bin/cat /home/snmp_user/whitelist.txt
>
> Afer trying to get the resut performing the snmpwalk client form another
> server I always got "permission denied"
> After reading some forums I founded  that disabling selinux It works.
> My question is .. What is the proper way to achieve snmpd executing some
> commands ?
> In my case it is working now but ... Im not sure if disabling selinux is
> the best way.
>

Disabling SELinux is not ideal.

Might try sifting through some of this info:
[0]
http://serverfault.com/questions/517893/configure-selinux-to-allow-snmpd-to-read-to-a-custom-location
[1] https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2012-May/126415.html
[2] https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2012-May/126455.html
[3] https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2012-May/126463.html
[4] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822480

Though that bug was fixed in 6.2 according to the info at URL [4].
You're using C6.7 and not 6.6 or earlier, right?


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