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1. First you want to make sure rsyslog is installed, I also recommend going ahead and making sure its enabled to start automatically in case of server reboots

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   language bash title Install snmptrapd
   apt-get install rsyslog systemctl enable rsyslog

   
   

2. Copy the rsyslog.conf file from nmis9/conf-default/rsyslog and replace the current rsyslog file.

   
   

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   language bash title rsyslog
   #make a backup of the orginal cp /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.conf.bak cp /usr/local/nmis9/conf-default/rsyslogd/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.conf

   
   

3. Now we will edit rsyslog to add in our snmptrap processing.

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   language bash title rsyslog.conf edit
   vi /etc/rsyslog.conf

   
   

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   language text title rsyslog text add
   # Go to the end of the file and add: local7.* /usr/local/nmis9/logs/device.log

   
   

4. Reload and restart Daemon

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   language bash title reload daemons rsyslog
   systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart rsyslog # Always a good idea to check status systemctl status rsyslog

   
   

5. Time to test! To verify operation you can send a test trap either locally or from another Linux server, this example sends an Opmantek event trap.

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   language bash title test trap
   sudo snmptrap -v 2c -c public 127.0.0.1 80000 1.3.6.1.4.1.4818 1.3.6.1.4.1.4818.1 s Event

   
   

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