1SNMP4LPTP(8) System Manager's Manual SNMP4LPTP(8)
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6 snmp4lptp - SNMP sub agent
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10 snmp4lptp [ -f config-file ] [ -m ] [ -q ] [ long-options ]
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14 snmp4lptp is an implementation of a sub agent for handling SNMP
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22 Specify the path to the snmp4lptp configuration file.
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24 -h Display a help message.
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33 GRAM OPTIONS and PORT OPTIONS) may also appear as a "long" style com‐
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39 Option values given on the command line override values in the global
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45 The configuration file is divided into sections. Each section starts
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47 with settings. Each setting is placed on a separate line, it contains
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51 The global section (indicated as [global]) sets the global program
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61 The domain attribute of the local clock. The default is 0.
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64 The maximum logging level of messages which should be printed.
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68 The tag which is added to all messages printed to the standard
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82 Specifies the address of the server's UNIX domain socket. The
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88 The transport specific field. Must be in the range 0 to 255.
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96 common to ptp4l and snmp4lptp is specified to a non-default value in
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