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 # snmp-ifalias
 
 Perl script feeding the ifAlias table
+
+Inspirated from https://github.com/pgmillon/observium/blob/master/scripts/ifAlias_persist

ifAlias_persist

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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+# SNMP::Extension::PassPersist is required.
+# This is in the package libsnmp-extension-passpersist-perl on Debian and
+# Ubuntu
+# And in the package dev-perl/SNMP-Extension-PassPersist from
+# https://git.grifon.fr/alarig/SwordArMor-gentoo-overlay.git overlay
+# Usage : Copy the script to /usr/local/bin/ifAlias_persist and add to
+# /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
+# pass_persist .1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18 /usr/local/bin/ifAlias_persist
+
+use strict;
+use SNMP::Extension::PassPersist;
+
+
+# create the object
+my $extsnmp = SNMP::Extension::PassPersist->new(
+    backend_collect => \&update_tree,
+    idle_count      => 10,      # no more than 10 idle cycles
+    refresh         => 60,      # refresh every 60 sec
+);
+
+# run the program
+$extsnmp->run;
+
+sub update_tree {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+
+
+	my $Base = ".1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18";
+	# get the interfaces
+	my @iface_list = `ip l | grep mtu | cut -d @ -f 1`;
+	my $type = "string";
+
+	foreach my $row (@iface_list){
+		my @split = split(": ", $row);
+		# remove a possible \n
+		$split[1] =~ s/\R//g;
+
+		# cat the file
+		my $filename = "/sys/class/net/$split[1]/ifalias";
+		open(my $fh, '<:encoding(UTF-8)', $filename)
+			or die "Could not open file '$filename' $!";
+		# fill the OID with the content
+		while (my $desc = <$fh>) {
+			chomp $desc;
+			my ($key, $value) = ("$Base.$split[0]",$desc);
+			$self->add_oid_entry($key,$type,$value);
+		}
+	}
+	
+}