SNMPTRAPFMT(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    SNMPTRAPFMT(8)

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 spec-
       ified, 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)