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Resetting a Local User Password

Access to a Netpicker GUI account may be lost due to a forgotten password. This procedure allows you to reset a local user’s password directly from the Netpicker server....

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Netpicker syslog server

A syslog-ng container that listens for network device configuration change events and forwards them to the agent. Overview This container: Receives syslog messages via TCP (port...

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Supported vendors

Currently we support 150+ vendors, is your vendor not included in our list then just let us know and we will add it for you. The strategy is to use the Opensource Community for...

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External Python libraries

To add external libraries for using in the python rules, these are the steps: Modify the docker-compose.override.yml: x-shared-libs: &shared-libs:environment:PYTHONPATH:...

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Backup devices using SSH keys

The private keys must be made available inside agent and kibbitzer containers, so that they are accessible whenever an ssh connection is being opened to the devices. Steps to get...

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Using custom TextFSM templates

First, place your TextFSM index and templates in a directory on the host machine. Then, edit the x-api section in docker-compose.override.yml by  Adding a new environment...

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Reset default admin password

To reset the default admin password to  12345678  in Netpicker, you can execute the following command on the Netpicker host machine: docker exec -ti db sh -c "echo update...

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Run real-time commands

Normally with Python rules, you have to have some backups for Netpicker to test your assertion against. First, let’s run a test and see if we have the word “ospf” in the...

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Automation: Jobs and Workflows

In the automation section you can take your devices, and run jobs on them. These jobs are written in python code and will allow you to execute cli commands on your device. You...

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External Git repository sync

This feature allows automatic syncing of configs and rules (local repository) to external Git providers (e.g., GitHub, GitLab). When enabled, any push to the local repository...

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