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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/SWAT.html b/docs/htmldocs/SWAT.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..30df1ed778 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/htmldocs/SWAT.html @@ -0,0 +1,199 @@ +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 32. SWAT - The Samba Web Administration Tool</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.60.1"><link rel="home" href="samba-doc.html" title="SAMBA Project Documentation"><link rel="up" href="migration.html" title="Part IV. Migration and Updating"><link rel="previous" href="NT4Migration.html" title="Chapter 31. Migration from NT4 PDC to Samba-3 PDC"><link rel="next" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part V. Troubleshooting"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 32. SWAT - The Samba Web Administration Tool</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="NT4Migration.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part IV. Migration and Updating</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="troubleshooting.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="SWAT"></a>Chapter 32. SWAT - The Samba Web Administration Tool</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></tt></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">April 21, 2003</p></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957030">Features and Benefits</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957079">Enabling SWAT for use</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957316">Securing SWAT through SSL</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957428">The SWAT Home Page</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957493">Global Settings</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957601">Share Settings</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957665">Printers Settings</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957730">The SWAT Wizard</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957777">The Status Page</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957829">The View Page</a></dt><dt><a href="SWAT.html#id2957853">The Password Change Page</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><p> +There are many and varied opinions regarding the usefulness or otherwise of SWAT. +No matter how hard one tries to produce the perfect configuration tool it remains +an object of personal taste. SWAT is a tool that will allow web based configuration +of samba. It has a wizard that may help to get samba configured quickly, it has context +sensitive help on each smb.conf parameter, it provides for monitoring of current state +of connection information, and it allows network wide MS Windows network password +management. +</p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2957030"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> +There are network administrators who believe that it is a good idea to write systems +documentation inside configuration files, for them SWAT will aways be a nasty tool. SWAT +does not store the configuration file in any intermediate form, rather, it stores only the +parameter settings, so when SWAT writes the smb.conf file to disk it will write only +those parameters that are at other than the default settings. The result is that all comments +will be lost from the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file. Additionally, the parameters will be written back in +internal ordering. +</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> +So before using SWAT please be warned - SWAT will completely replace your smb.conf with +a fully optimised file that has been stripped of all comments you might have placed there +and only non-default settings will be written to the file. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957079"></a>Enabling SWAT for use</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +SWAT should be installed to run via the network super daemon. Depending on which system +your UNIX/Linux system has you will have either an <b class="command">inetd</b> or +<b class="command">xinetd</b> based system. +</p><p> +The nature and location of the network super-daemon varies with the operating system +implementation. The control file (or files) can be located in the file +<tt class="filename">/etc/inetd.conf</tt> or in the directory <tt class="filename">/etc/[x]inet.d</tt> +or similar. +</p><p> +The control entry for the older style file might be: +</p><pre class="programlisting"> + # swat is the Samba Web Administration Tool + swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat +</pre><p> +A control file for the newer style xinetd could be: +</p><p> +</p><pre class="programlisting"> + # default: off + # description: SWAT is the Samba Web Admin Tool. Use swat \ + # to configure your Samba server. To use SWAT, \ + # connect to port 901 with your favorite web browser. + service swat + { + port = 901 + socket_type = stream + wait = no + only_from = localhost + user = root + server = /usr/sbin/swat + log_on_failure += USERID + disable = yes + } +</pre><p> + +</p><p> +Both the above examples assume that the <b class="command">swat</b> binary has been +located in the <tt class="filename">/usr/sbin</tt> directory. In addition to the above +SWAT will use a directory access point from which it will load it's help files +as well as other control information. The default location for this on most Linux +systems is in the directory <tt class="filename">/usr/share/samba/swat</tt>. The default +location using samba defaults will be <tt class="filename">/usr/local/samba/swat</tt>. +</p><p> +Access to SWAT will prompt for a logon. If you log onto SWAT as any non-root user +the only permission allowed is to view certain aspects of configuration as well as +access to the password change facility. The buttons that will be exposed to the non-root +user are: <span class="guibutton">HOME</span>, <span class="guibutton">STATUS</span>, <span class="guibutton">VIEW</span>, +<span class="guibutton">PASSWORD</span>. The only page that allows +change capability in this case is <span class="guibutton">PASSWORD</span>. +</p><p> +So long as you log onto SWAT as the user <span class="emphasis"><em>root</em></span> you should obtain +full change and commit ability. The buttons that will be exposed includes: +<span class="guibutton">HOME</span>, <span class="guibutton">GLOBALS</span>, <span class="guibutton">SHARES</span>, <span class="guibutton">PRINTERS</span>, +<span class="guibutton">WIZARD</span>, <span class="guibutton">STATUS</span>, <span class="guibutton">VIEW</span>, <span class="guibutton">PASSWORD</span>. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957316"></a>Securing SWAT through SSL</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +Lots of people have asked about how to setup SWAT with SSL to allow for secure remote +administration of Samba. Here is a method that works, courtesy of Markus Krieger +</p><p> +Modifications to the swat setup are as following: +</p><div class="procedure"><ol type="1"><li><p> + install OpenSSL + </p></li><li><p> + generate certificate and private key + +</p><pre class="screen"> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>/usr/bin/openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -config \ + /usr/share/doc/packages/stunnel/stunnel.cnf \ + -out /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -keyout /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem</tt></b> +</pre></li><li><p> + remove swat-entry from [x]inetd + </p></li><li><p> + start stunnel + +</p><pre class="screen"> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>stunnel -p /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -d 901 \ + -l /usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat </tt></b> +</pre></li></ol></div><p> +afterwords simply contact to swat by using the URL <a href="https://myhost:901" target="_top">https://myhost:901</a>, accept the certificate +and the SSL connection is up. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957428"></a>The SWAT Home Page</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The SWAT title page provides access to the latest Samba documentation. The manual page for +each samba component is accessible from this page as are the Samba-HOWTO-Collection (this +document) as well as the O'Reilly book "Using Samba". +</p><p> +Administrators who wish to validate their samba configuration may obtain useful information +from the man pages for the diagnostic utilities. These are available from the SWAT home page +also. One diagnostic tool that is NOT mentioned on this page, but that is particularly +useful is <a href="http://www.ethereal.com/" target="_top"><b class="command">ethereal</b></a>. +</p><div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p> +SWAT can be configured to run in <span class="emphasis"><em>demo</em></span> mode. This is NOT recommended +as it runs SWAT without authentication and with full administrative ability. ie: Allows +changes to smb.conf as well as general operation with root privileges. The option that +creates this ability is the <tt class="option">-a</tt> flag to swat. <span class="emphasis"><em>Do not use this in any +production environment.</em></span> +</p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957493"></a>Global Settings</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The Globals button will expose a page that allows configuration of the global parameters +in smb.conf. There are three levels of exposure of the parameters: +</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> + <span class="emphasis"><em>Basic</em></span> - exposes common configuration options. + </p></li><li><p> + <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> - exposes configuration options needed in more + complex environments. + </p></li><li><p> + <span class="emphasis"><em>Developer</em></span> - exposes configuration options that only the brave + will want to tamper with. + </p></li></ul></div><p> +To switch to other than <span class="emphasis"><em>Basic</em></span> editing ability click on either the +<span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> or the <span class="emphasis"><em>Developer</em></span> button. You may also +do this by clicking on the radio button, then click the <span class="guibutton">Commit Changes</span> button. +</p><p> +After making any changes to configuration parameters make sure that you click on the +<span class="guibutton">Commit Changes</span> button before moving to another area otherwise +your changes will be immediately lost. +</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> +SWAT has context sensitive help. To find out what each parameter is for simply click the +<span class="guibutton">Help</span> link to the left of the configuration parameter. +</p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957601"></a>Share Settings</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +To affect a currently configured share, simply click on the pull down button between the +<span class="guibutton">Choose Share</span> and the <span class="guibutton">Delete Share</span> buttons, +select the share you wish to operate on, then to edit the settings click on the +<span class="guibutton">Choose Share</span> button, to delete the share simply press the +<span class="guibutton">Delete Share</span> button. +</p><p> +To create a new share, next to the button labelled <span class="guibutton">Create Share</span> enter +into the text field the name of the share to be created, then click on the +<span class="guibutton">Create Share</span> button. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957665"></a>Printers Settings</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +To affect a currently configured printer, simply click on the pull down button between the +<span class="guibutton">Choose Printer</span> and the <span class="guibutton">Delete Printer</span> buttons, +select the printer you wish to operate on, then to edit the settings click on the +<span class="guibutton">Choose Printer</span> button, to delete the share simply press the +<span class="guibutton">Delete Printer</span> button. +</p><p> +To create a new printer, next to the button labelled <span class="guibutton">Create Printer</span> enter +into the text field the name of the share to be created, then click on the +<span class="guibutton">Create Printer</span> button. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957730"></a>The SWAT Wizard</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The purpose if the SWAT Wizard is to help the Microsoft knowledgeable network administrator +to configure Samba with a minimum of effort. +</p><p> +The Wizard page provides a tool for rewriting the smb.conf file in fully optimised format. +This will also happen if you press the commit button. The two differ in the the rewrite button +ignores any changes that may have been made, while the Commit button causes all changes to be +affected. +</p><p> +The <span class="guibutton">Edit</span> button permits the editing (setting) of the minimal set of +options that may be necessary to create a working Samba server. +</p><p> +Finally, there are a limited set of options that will determine what type of server Samba +will be configured for, whether it will be a WINS server, participate as a WINS client, or +operate with no WINS support. By clicking on one button you can elect to expose (or not) user +home directories. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957777"></a>The Status Page</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The status page serves a limited purpose. Firstly, it allows control of the samba daemons. +The key daemons that create the samba server environment are: <span class="application">smbd</span>, <span class="application">nmbd</span>, <span class="application">winbindd</span>. +</p><p> +The daemons may be controlled individually or as a total group. Additionally, you may set +an automatic screen refresh timing. As MS Windows clients interact with Samba new smbd processes +will be continually spawned. The auto-refresh facility will allow you to track the changing +conditions with minimal effort. +</p><p> +Lastly, the Status page may be used to terminate specific smbd client connections in order to +free files that may be locked. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957829"></a>The View Page</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +This page allows the administrator to view the optimised <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file and, if you are +particularly masochistic, will permit you also to see all possible global configuration +parameters and their settings. +</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2957853"></a>The Password Change Page</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> +The Password Change page is a popular tool. This tool allows the creation, deletion, deactivation +and reactivation of MS Windows networking users on the local machine. Alternatively, you can use +this tool to change a local password for a user account. +</p><p> +When logged in as a non-root account the user will have to provide the old password as well as +the new password (twice). When logged in as <span class="emphasis"><em>root</em></span> only the new password is +required. +</p><p> +One popular use for this tool is to change user passwords across a range of remote MS Windows +servers. +</p></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="NT4Migration.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="migration.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="troubleshooting.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 31. 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