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Re: snmp security question

From: Dusan Bolek <pagesflames_at_usa.net>
Date: 20 Mar 2002 23:17:49 -0800
Message-ID: <1e8276d6.0203202317.438ff3d@posting.google.com>


michaelnorbert_at_hotmail.com (Michael Norbert) wrote in message news:<c2880966.0203120935.2a51b734_at_posting.google.com>...
> Hello
>
> Corporate security just sent me this, I'm wondering if someone can
> shed some light for me. I don't have the dbsnmp sub agent running on
> any of my machines, but it looks like I need to do more.
>
> thanks
> mike
> michaelnorbert_at_hotmail.com
>
> > A brief security review of system xxx.xxx.xxx.xx indicates that you have
> > a poorly configured SNMP service:
> >
> > ====================================
> > SNMP Checks
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------

That has nothing with dbsnmp agent, it looks like SNMP is running on this HP-UX. You must disable this daemon/service in operating system environment. Tell your root, or use SAM yourself, to disable or reconfigure SNMP.

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Received on Thu Mar 21 2002 - 01:17:49 CST

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