---
name: "snmpd"
section: "8"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["linux", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snmpd"
---

# snmpd(8)

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) daemon

## NAME

**snmpd** – Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**snmpd** \[**-dNnv**\] \[**-D** *macro*=*value*\] \[**-f** *file*\] \[**-S** *path*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**snmpd** is a daemon which implements the SNMP protocol.

The options are as follows:

- **-D** *macro*=*value*

  Define *macro* to be set to *value* on the command line. Overrides the definition of *macro* in the configuration file.

- **-d**

  Do not daemonize and log to *stderr*.

- **-f** *file*

  Use *file* as the configuration file, instead of the default */etc/snmpd.conf*.

- **-N**

  Show numeric OID values instead of their symbolic names.

- **-n**

  Configtest mode. Only check the configuration file for validity.

- **-S** *path*

  Use *path* as the location for storing dynamic information, instead of the default */var/db/snmpd*.

- **-v**

  Produce more verbose output.

## FILES

- */etc/snmpd.conf*

  default **snmpd** configuration file

- */usr/share/snmp/mibs/\**

  **snmpd** Management Information Base definitions

## SEE ALSO

[snmp(1)](/snmp/1.md), [snmpd.conf(5)](/snmpd.conf/5.md)

## STANDARDS

U. Blumenthal and B. Wijnen, *User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)*, RFC 3414, December 2002.

R. Presuhn, *Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)*, RFC 3416, December 2002.

R. Presuhn, *Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)*, RFC 3417, December 2002.

R. Presuhn, *Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)*, RFC 3418, December 2002.

U. Blumenthal, *The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Cipher Algorithm in the SNMP User-based Security Model*, RFC 3826, June 2004.

## HISTORY

The **snmpd** program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.3.

## AUTHORS

The **snmpd** program was written by Reyk Floeter ⟨*reyk@openbsd.org*⟩.