VACM_GROUP entry

VACM_GROUP groupName securityModel securityName storageType

Field definitions

groupName
The group name for the View-Based Access Control Model (VACM). The groupName must be specified; there is no default value. It must be a 1–32 character string.
securityModel
Indicates the SNMP security model for this entry. When an SNMP message comes in, the securityModel and the securityName are used to determine the group to which the user (or community) represented by the securityName belongs. Valid values are SNMPv1 to indicate community-based security using SNMPv1 message processing; SNMPv2c to indicate community-based security using SNMPv2c message processing; USM to indicate the User-Based Security Model; or a dash (-) to indicate the default value of USM.
securityName
Indicates a member of this group. Valid values are 1–32 characters and indicate one of the following members:
  • A USM userName when securityModel is USM
  • A securityName from an SNMP_COMMUNITY statement whose community is associated with this group
  • A securityName from a COMMUNITY statement whose community is associated with this group. In this case the securityName is the community name.
There is no default value.
storageType
Indicates the type of storage in which this definition is to be maintained. Storage types are defined in RFC 1903. Note that the value of volatile is not supported in the SNMPD.CONF file. Valid values are:
nonVolatile
Indicates the entry definition persists across reboots of the SNMP agent; it can, however, be changed or even deleted by dynamic configuration requests.
permanent
Indicates the entry definition persists across reboots of the SNMP agent; it can be changed but not deleted by dynamic configuration requests.
readonly
Indicates the entry definition persists across reboots of the SNMP agent; it cannot be changed or deleted by dynamic configuration requests.
dash (-)
Indicates the default value of nonVolatile.