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promCommunityString
Module: PROMINET-MIB
OID (symbolic): PROMINET-MIB::promCommunityString
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2.1.1.2
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: DisplayString
Access: read-write
Description: The community string included in the SNMP PDU used for authentication purposes.
What is promCommunityString?
The SNMP community string (up to 32 characters) that incoming requests must carry to be authenticated against this table row. Admins set it when creating access for a monitoring station, and should avoid leaving default strings like "public" in place.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2.1.1.2 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> PROMINET-MIB::promCommunityString
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2.1.1.2.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> PROMINET-MIB::promCommunityString.1
Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):
snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2.1.1.2.1 s <value>
SNMPv3 example:
snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> promCommunityString.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167 | prominet | PROMINET-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1 | promAgent | PROMINET-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2 | promAgentCommunity | PROMINET-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2.1 | promCommunityTable | PROMINET-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2.1.1 | promCommunityEntry | PROMINET-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.2167.1.2.1.1.2 | promCommunityString | PROMINET-MIB |