SNMP Set Example command

Following command will set the "sysContact.o" attribute to Novacoast

$snmpset -v2c -c private [target_machine] SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 s Novacoast

SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: Novacoast

Re-query to check the set was successful:

$ snmpwalk -v2c -c private [target_machine] | grep sysContact

SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: Novacoast