Samba...swat does not work!

[Trekkie]

Hi

I need help with my Samba server. I have RH 7.1 with Samba2.2.1a. I have checked in /etc/services for "swat 901/tcp" then I added "swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat" into /etc/xinetd.conf file. I rebooted the server then I startup the KDE, but the Netscape cannot find the path.



Did I place the swat line incorrectly? There is only one space between words. What am I doing wrong

On the xinetd.conf file

defaults
{
instances = 60
log_type = SYSLOG authpriv
log_on_access = HOST PID
log_on_failure = HOST
swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat
}
includedir /etc/xinetd.d


Thank you.

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

If you installed a redhat built samba rpm then the swat config file is installed via that rpm as /etc/xinetd.d/swat . You'd edit that file not /etc/xinetd.conf and unless you want a special config you'd just change the line that says 'disable=yes' to 'disable=no'. In your browser you'd just do

http://localhost:901

and the authorisation panel should appear.

If you got a rpm from

http://www.samba.org

it may not be built in quite the same way insofar as xinted files are comcerned. Anyway you can get the redhat built 2.2.1a rpms from

http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/beta/roswell/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/

.

Rgds

 

[Trekkie]

I have downloaded samba-latest.tar.gz from Samba website. There is no /etc/xinetd.d/swat file. If I downloaded tar version, how do I get the swat to work?

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Just create a file /etc/xinetd.d/swat containing this :

service swat
{
port = 901
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/local/samba/bin/swat
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
}


(Change server path if necessary)

Regards

 

[johnhoke]

I would also add

only_from=127.0.0.1
(or another ip)
for security of Swat...

Just an idea

-j ---
John Hoke

 

[Trekkie]

Thanks everybody, the swat works. I appreciate your help!!