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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/swat.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/swat.8.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..386fe5bc7a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/htmldocs/swat.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,420 @@ +<HTML +><HEAD +><TITLE +>swat</TITLE +><META +NAME="GENERATOR" +CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.57"></HEAD +><BODY +CLASS="REFENTRY" +BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" +TEXT="#000000" +LINK="#0000FF" +VLINK="#840084" +ALINK="#0000FF" +><H1 +><A +NAME="SWAT" +>swat</A +></H1 +><DIV +CLASS="REFNAMEDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN5" +></A +><H2 +>Name</H2 +>swat -- Samba Web Administration Tool</DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN8" +></A +><H2 +>Synopsis</H2 +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> [-s <smb config file>] [-a]</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN13" +></A +><H2 +>DESCRIPTION</H2 +><P +>This tool is part of the <A +HREF="samba.7.html" +TARGET="_top" +> Samba</A +> suite.</P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> allows a Samba administrator to + configure the complex <A +HREF="smb.conf.5.html" +TARGET="_top" +><TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> smb.conf(5)</TT +></A +> file via a Web browser. In addition, + a <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> configuration page has help links + to all the configurable options in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file allowing an + administrator to easily look up the effects of any change. </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> is run from <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>inetd</B +> </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN26" +></A +><H2 +>OPTIONS</H2 +><P +></P +><DIV +CLASS="VARIABLELIST" +><DL +><DT +>-s smb configuration file</DT +><DD +><P +>The default configuration file path is + determined at compile time. The file specified contains + the configuration details required by the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd + </B +> server. This is the file that <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> will modify. + The information in this file includes server-specific + information such as what printcap file to use, as well as + descriptions of all the services that the server is to provide. + See <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> for more information. + </P +></DD +><DT +>-a</DT +><DD +><P +>This option disables authentication and puts + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> in demo mode. In that mode anyone will be able to modify + the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file. </P +><P +><EM +>Do NOT enable this option on a production + server. </EM +></P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN44" +></A +><H2 +>INSTALLATION</H2 +><P +>After you compile SWAT you need to run <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>make install + </B +> to install the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> binary + and the various help files and images. A default install would put + these in: </P +><P +></P +><UL +><LI +><P +>/usr/local/samba/bin/swat</P +></LI +><LI +><P +>/usr/local/samba/swat/images/*</P +></LI +><LI +><P +>/usr/local/samba/swat/help/*</P +></LI +></UL +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT2" +><A +NAME="AEN56" +></A +><H3 +>Inetd Installation</H3 +><P +>You need to edit your <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inetd.conf + </TT +> and <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/services</TT +> + to enable SWAT to be launched via <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>inetd</B +>.</P +><P +>In <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/services</TT +> you need to + add a line like this: </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat 901/tcp</B +></P +><P +>Note for NIS/YP users - you may need to rebuild the + NIS service maps rather than alter your local <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> /etc/services</TT +> file. </P +><P +>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 + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>inetd</B +> daemon). </P +><P +>In <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inetd.conf</TT +> you should + add a line like this: </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat stream tcp nowait.400 root + /usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat</B +></P +><P +>One you have edited <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/services</TT +> + and <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inetd.conf</TT +> you need to send a + HUP signal to inetd. To do this use <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>kill -1 PID + </B +> where PID is the process ID of the inetd daemon. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT2" +><A +NAME="AEN78" +></A +><H3 +>Launching</H3 +><P +>To launch SWAT just run your favorite web browser and + point it at "http://localhost:901/".</P +><P +>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. </P +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN82" +></A +><H2 +>FILES</H2 +><P +></P +><DIV +CLASS="VARIABLELIST" +><DL +><DT +><TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inetd.conf</TT +></DT +><DD +><P +>This file must contain suitable startup + information for the meta-daemon.</P +></DD +><DT +><TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/services</TT +></DT +><DD +><P +>This file must contain a mapping of service name + (e.g., swat) to service port (e.g., 901) and protocol type + (e.g., tcp). </P +></DD +><DT +><TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT +></DT +><DD +><P +>This is the default location of the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf(5) + </TT +> server configuration file that swat edits. Other + common places that systems install this file are <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> /usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT +> and <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/smb.conf + </TT +>. This file describes all the services the server + is to make available to clients. </P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN103" +></A +><H2 +>WARNINGS</H2 +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>swat</B +> will rewrite your <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf + </TT +> file. It will rearrange the entries and delete all + comments, <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>include=</I +></TT +> and <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>copy=" + </I +></TT +> options. If you have a carefully crafted <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> smb.conf</TT +> then back it up or don't use swat! </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN111" +></A +><H2 +>VERSION</H2 +><P +>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of + the Samba suite.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN114" +></A +><H2 +>SEE ALSO</H2 +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>inetd(5)</B +>, + <A +HREF="smbd.8.html" +TARGET="_top" +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd(8)</B +></A +>, + <A +HREF="smb.conf.5.html" +TARGET="_top" +>smb.conf(5)</A +> + </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN121" +></A +><H2 +>AUTHOR</H2 +><P +>The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</P +><P +>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. + The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another + excellent piece of Open Source software, available at + <A +HREF="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/" +TARGET="_top" +> ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</A +>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 + release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for + Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</P +></DIV +></BODY +></HTML +>
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