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diff --git a/swat/README b/swat/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1d2a15d196 --- /dev/null +++ b/swat/README @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +This is a brief description of how to install and use the Samba Web +Administration Tool on your machine. + +Please note that SWAT is still being developed so you should not +expect it to be bug free. You should only install and use it if you +want to either get a preview of what we are doing with SWAT or you +want to help in the development of SWAT. + +Installation +------------ + +After you compile SWAT you need to run "make install" to install the +swat binary and the various help files and images. A default install +would put these in: + +/usr/local/samba/bin/swat +/usr/local/samba/swat/images/* +/usr/local/samba/swat/help/* + +You then need to edit your /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services to enable +SWAT to be launched via inetd. Note that SWAT can also be launched via +the cgi-bin mechanisms of a web server (such as apache) but that is +not described here and has not been tested recently. + +In /etc/services you need to add a line like this: + +swat 901/tcp + +the choice of port number isn't really important except that it should +be less than 1024 and not currently used (using a number above 1024 +presents an obscure security hole depending on the implementation +details of your inetd daemon). + +In /etc/inetd.conf you should add a line like this: + +swat stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat + +If you just want to see a demo of ho swat works and don't want to be +able to actually change any Samba config via swat then you may chose +to change "root" to some other user that does not have permission to +write to smb.conf. + +One you have edited /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf you need to send +a HUP signal to inetd. On many systems "killall -1 inetd" will do this +on others you will need to use "kill -1 PID" where PID is the process +ID of the inetd daemon. + +Launching +--------- + +To launch SWAT just run your favourite web browser and point it at +http://localhost:901/ + +Note that you can attach to SWAT from any IP connected machine but +connecting from a remote machine leaves your connection open to +password sniffing as passwords will be sent in the clear over the +wire. + +You should be prompted for a username/password when you connect. You +will need to provide the username "root" and the correct root +password. More sophisticated authentication options are planned for +future versions of SWAT. + +Running +------- + +Just follow your nose! If you can't work out how to use it then maybe +you should use "vi smb.conf" instead. + + +WARNINGS +-------- + +SWAT will rewrite your smb.conf file. It will rearrange the entries +and delete all comments, include= and copy= options. If you have a +carefully crafted smb.conf then back it up or don't use SWAT! + + +Development +----------- + +Please join the samba-technical mailing list if you want to discuss +the development of SWAT. Note that this list is for technical developer +discussions and is not a general help list. + |