Definition of Manager Configuration Files

## 7 Definition of Manager Configuration Files

Configuration data may be included in configuration files that is located in the configuration directory. The name of this directory is given in the `config_dir` configuration parameter. These files are read at start-up.

The directory where the configuration files are found is given as a parameter to the manager.

The entry format in all files are Erlang terms, separated by a '.' and a newline. In the following sections, the formats of these terms are described. Comments may be specified as ordinary Erlang comments.

Syntax errors in these files are discovered and reported with the function `config_err/2` of the error report module at start-up.

### 7.1 Manager Information

The manager information should be stored in a file called `manager.conf`.

Each entry is a tuple of size two:

`{Variable, Value}.`

- `Variable` is one of the following:
  - `address` - which defines the IP address of the manager. Default is local host.
  - `port` - which defines which UDP port the manager uses for communicating with agents. Mandatory.
  - `engine_id` - The `SnmpEngineID` as defined in SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB. Mandatory.
  - `max_message_size` - The `snmpEngineMaxMessageSize` as defined in SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB. Mandatory.
- `Value` is the value for the variable.

The following example shows a `manager.conf` file:

    {address,          [141,213,11,24]}.
    {port,             5000}.
    {engine_id,        "mgrEngine"}.
    {max_message_size, 484}.

The value of `engine_id` is a string, which should have a very specific structure. See RFC 2271/2571 for details.

### 7.2 Users

For each manager user, the manager needs some information. This information is either added in the `users.conf` config file or by calling the register_user function in runtime.

Each row defines a manager user of the manager.

Each entry is a tuple of size three:

`{UserId, UserMod, UserData}.`

- `UserId` is any term (used to uniquely identify the user).
- `UserMod` is the user callback module (atom).
- `UserData` is any term (passed on to the user when calling the `UserMod`.

### 7.3 Agents

The information needed to handle agents should be stored in a file called `agents.conf`. It is also possible to add agents in runtime by calling the register_agent.

Each entry is a tuple of size thirteen:

`{UserId, TargetName, Comm, Ip, Port, EngineID, Timeout, MaxMessageSize, Version, SecModel, SecName, SecLevel}.`

- `UserId` is the identity of the manager user responsible for this agent (term).
- `TargetName` is a string.
- `Comm` is the community string (string).
- `Ip` is the ip address of the agent (a list of four integers).
- `Port` is the port number of the agent (integer).
- `EngineID` is the engine-id of the agent (string).
- `Timeout` is re-transmission timeout (`infinity` | integer).
- `MaxMessageSize` is the max message size for outgoing messages to this agent (integer).
- `Version` is the version (v1 | v2 | v3).
- `SecModel` is the security model (any | v1 | v2c | usm).
- `SecName` is the security name (string).
- `SecLevel` is security level (noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv).

### 7.4 Security data for USM

The information about Security data for USM should be stored in a file called `usm.conf`, which must be present if the manager wishes to use SNMPv3 when commuincating with agents. It is also possible to add usm data in runtime by calling the register_usm_user.

The corresponding table is `usmUserTable` in the SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB.

Each entry is a term:

`{EngineID, UserName, AuthP, AuthKey, PrivP, PrivKey}.`
`{EngineID, UserName, SecName, AuthP, AuthKey, PrivP, PrivKey}.`

The first case is when we have the identity-function (`SecName` = `UserName`).

- `EngineID` is a string.
- `UserName` is a string.
- `SecName` is a string.
- `AuthP` is a `usmNoAuthProtocol`, `usmHMACMD5AuthProtocol`, or `usmHMACSHAAuthProtocol`.
- `AuthKey` is a list (of integer). This is the User's secretlocalized authentication key. It is not visible in the MIB. The length of this key needs to be 16 if `usmHMACMD5AuthProtocol` is used, and 20 if `usmHMACSHAAuthProtocol` is used.
- `PrivP` is a `usmNoPrivProtocol`, `usmDESPrivProtocol` or `usmAesCfb128Protocol`.
- `PrivKey` is a list (of integer). This is the User's secret localized encryption key. It is not visible in the MIB. The length of this key needs to be 16 if `usmDESPrivProtocol` or `usmAesCfb128Protocol` is used.

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