debian man page for snmptrapfmthdlr

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

NAME
       snmptrapfmthdlr - Trap handler for receiving SNMP Traps

SYNOPSIS
       snmptrapfmthdlr

DESCRIPTION
       Snmptrapfmthdlr	is  an	application  that receives SNMP traps from snmptrapd as a trap handler. The trap data is then forwarded to a local
       pipe from which a formatting application picks it up and does further processing.  The formatting application is snmptrapfmt.

FILES
       /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 formatting 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 error file of the application.

SEE ALSO
       snmptrapfmt(8)

4th Berkeley Distribution					   30 APRIL 2001						SNMPTRAPFMTHDLR(8)